And Houllier has praised his battling Reds, despite the fact it was an unfamiliar lineup.
He said: "I was delighted with the comeback of Markus Babbel alongside the performance of Igor Biscan.
"When you are looking back at the game you have to remember that a lot of the players hadn't played together for a long time - in fact some of them had never played together.
"I thought the first 20 minutes were a bit edgy for us but gradually we got into the game. Maybe we were a bit lucky to score the goal just before half-time because it was a very even first half but in the second half we were better. We were very committed."