Houllier 'can handle the heat'

Defiant Gerard Houllier refuses to buckle under the barrage of criticism confronting his Liverpool as he nears the fifth anniversary next month of taking the managerial reigns.

The Anfield chief insists he will not change Liverpool’s new attacking policy, and pointedly thanks the fans and the board for their backing in the wake of three successive defeats for the first time in his time in control.