HOULLIER'S VIEW Liverpool v Wolves

He said: "This is a cruel game. But we invited pressure in those final stages.

"I do not think we deserved to lose like that. Compared to last week when we lost at home to Villa and were never really up for it, this was much better.

"We have to be at full pelt all the time to get anything, and against Villa we didn't perform anything like as well as we did this time."

Jones added: "I did not think Paul Jones had much to do and we created the better chances and Kenny Miller and Camara gave their centre-backs an awful lot to do.

"We certainly gave them a fright."

The Wolves manager also dismissed Liverpool's claims of a first-half penalty.

"When I first saw the incident from the touchline I felt we were a bit fortunate to get away with it.

"Jody Craddock looked like he caught Heskey.

"But their lad should have scored, he was waiting, almost inviting the challenge. And now I have seen it on TV referee Rob Styles was right, Craddock got the ball."