Houghton: ‘Pool’s dual ambitions can be a plus’

Former Liverpool player Ray Houghton has changed his mind on his old club’s participation in both the Champions League and the Premier League this season.

Houghton originally felt Liverpool would benefit from focusing on the Premier League alone: “I’d rather they won the league than the Champions League, from day one I was very much in the camp that would like to see them get out of it (Champions League) and concentrate on the league itself.