However, much to the dismay of Houlier and over 40,000 Reds fans at Anfield, referee Graham Poll decided that the troubled £30m defender's challenge was entirely fair.
"We should have had that penalty, although I am not blaming referee Graham Poll, said Houllier.
"He was probably seeing it from a different angle, but I have now seen it on TV and it is clear to me. At Old Trafford, I feel it would have been a penalty."
Despite the vocal protestations of the Anfield crowd, the Liverpool players failed to appeal to the referee following the controversial incident - a situation Houllier insists he is more then happy with.
Houllier added: "I do not like my players chasing referees, it means they lose concentration. And he is not going to change his mind, Mr. Poll obviously saw it differently."