No snap decisions likely on Houllier

FORMER Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson does not think the Anfield club will make any snap decisions over Gerard Houllier’s future and insists the team are good enough to claim a Champions League place this season despite recent inconsistency.

Pressure has increased on Houllier after the Reds slipped to ninth place in the Premiership after Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Southampton.

That loss followed rare public comment by chairman David Moores, saying that fourth place was the bare minimum the club expected from this season.