Houllier: nobody wins the title in September

GERARD HOULLIER is refusing to bow to the conventional wisdom that the Barclaycard Premiership title is bound for Arsenal this season.

Just hours after the Gunners had completed their annihilation of Leeds, Houllier watched his team deliver the perfect response with a clinical demolition of City’s 24-match unbeaten home record.

Michael Owen’s hat-trick took the headlines and the striker’s return to form after just a single penalty in his previous nine outings was particularly pleasing for his manager.