Houllier looking forward to United clash

"It's a massive game for both sides and for the fans of both sidesbut both teams have got midweek games which are also important," he said. "They are in the Champions League and we're in the UEFA Cup on Thursday.

"I think at the moment we are about six points behind what we should have. There's a couple of games - Tottenham at home, Charlton away and even Arsenal at home where we could have picked up some points but at the same time turned to a certain style.

"We want to keep that going because I think this is probably the way to win other games."