Houllier said: "On the back of a defeat by Celtic the team responded well. We showed a lot of determination, character and the attitude was spot on.
"We started very well and created good chances and in all honesty we should have put Leeds out of sight in the first half. Credit to Leeds in the second half and with Smith and Viduka they always carry a threat.
"I thought we were brilliant and we had some great moves with excellent passing and movement, and Danny Murphy scored a cracker!"
