All this papers this weekend have reported the move this weekend and Houllier refused to comment on Heskey's future when questioned on 'The Premiership' on Saturday night.
He said: "I said to the players that in a newspaper there were eight players with a guillotine over them and there has been a guillotine over me all season. I told them that was what they had to deal with.
"We had the get-together and it has improved performances. We were approaching the final sprint and, maybe, we had to address a few problems.
"Emile has now scored two goals in two games and has contributed fantastically to the team. Now is not the time to talk about the future."