Houllier Praise For Heskey After Spartak Double

Liverpool Boss Gerard Houllier praised England Striker Emile Heskey after he hit a deadly double in Liverpool's Champions League Route of Spartak Moscow last night at Anfield.

Heskey was brilliant all night in front of the watching England Boss Sven Goran Eriksson and he pleased Le Boss alot with his performance Houllier said "Emile had power, strength and speed, and that was very important against Moscow, he was outstanding."

"It was the right time to put Emile back in as a striker. He was excellent against Manchester City, and he was important for us against Spartak with his qualities.

"He scored two, made another for Diao. I knew it was the right time to put him back up front."

Houllier, who last week saw his side create 27 chances and score just once, witnessed his team take that total over the 50-mark in two games, and said: "I still can't believe that we didn't score more against Basle.

"But this time the scoreline didn't flatter us, it could have been a lot more.

"Michael Owen may not have scored, but he was excellent, he created chances for others.

"We played some fine football, we had a high tempo from the start and we made Spartak look ordinary.

"Our running off the ball, our width and creative play, were the foundations to this result. This time we created the chances and scored them.

"We now go to Moscow for our next match in a fortnight, and hopefully our excellent away form in the Premiership will help us to do well there, too.

"One game is never like another, but we are ready to go to Moscow and get a positive result."