’Pool aim to end season on a high, says Houllier

WHEN Gerard Houllier starts talking in terms of “winning the war” you sense Liverpool are steeling themselves for a charge to glory in the final months of a controversial season.

The Anfield chief, who has Michael Owen and Dietmar Hamann back in his starting line-up for the FA Cup fourth round replay with Crystal Palace tonight, is predicting his much maligned outfit will rise above the catalogue of troubles and problems that have dogged their season.

The latest body blow is a three-match ban for Steven Gerrard that starts with the Palace game, and which Houllier condemned in scathing terms.