Soccer: Houllier loses fixture battle

Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier has lost his battle to have a Premiership game moved to avoid his overworked players being "treated like horses".

Tue, 03 Apr, 2001 - 15:03

Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier has lost his battle to have a Premiership game moved to avoid his overworked players being "treated like horses".

The Premier League have decided next Tuesday’s crunch clash at Ipswich, which could in effect now become almost a Champions League qualification decider, will go ahead despite Liverpool’s protests.

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