Hyypia played through pain barrier

With Stephane Henchoz starting full training only this morning, Abel Xavier out with a virus and and Markus Babbel only recently returning Liverpool found themselves short of options at the back, with Hyypia deciding to ignore the hip injury picked up whilst on International duty just over a month ago.

Houllier: "Sami has had a badly bruised rib but it's fully recovered now. It shows what a good leader he is that he was determined to play on."