Angry Anelka blasts Houllier

Last updated : 05 January 2003 By Chris Maxwell
The French international, now with today's FA Cup opponents Manchester City, has no sympathy for Houllier's current plight.

He said: "I don't give a damn what happens to Gerard Houllier. It really doesn't interest me,"

"Because of Houllier I was left in limbo when he kicked me out. For weeks he told me the deal taking me permanently from Paris St Germain was done and all the time he had no intention of signing me. "

"Houllier even shook hands on the deal and said it was a formality. He even stopped me negotiating a move to another club while the whole saga dragged on - even now I don't know why."

"I'm not a selfish person or the troublemaker people like Houllier thinks I am. If the team does well that's all that matters to me."