"I think both teams lost as bit of their cool and it damaged the atmosphere," he said after the game.
"We didn't play well after that. I was not happy with Hakan Sukur's reaction to Steven Gerrard. I know Igor made a bad tackle but that happens.
Houllier disappointed with lack of goals
Last Updated : 03-Aug-2003 by"I don't think we played particularly well out there. We had a few chances in the first half. We made a mistake with the second goal but they only had a few chances and scored two goals. In fairness a lot of the players looked a bit drained today.
"We used that as a good workout and to give more match fitness for a few players. I'm pleased with the workrate. I'm just disappointed for the fans that we didn't score more goals, but we know we've got a striking force for that."
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