Houllier to leave hospital

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier will be discharged from hospital in the next 24 hours, the club have confirmed.

Houllier has been given the green light to leave the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, eight days after being admitted with a heart problem.

The 63-year-old successfully came through his latest scan and will now undergo a period of rest and recuperation.

Villa caretaker boss Gary McAllister is confident Houllier will eventually return to his Villa Park post.