Gerard Houllier concedes his signings at Liverpool in the final years of his reign were not up to standard.
Houllier's best finish in the League was second - something Roy Hodgson will have to improve upon. Keeping Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres will be key but so will the signings he makes.
Houllier admits that after he had a heart problem during Liverpool's match with Leeds in October 2001, some of the transfers that followed were not good.
He told the London Evening Standard: "The recruitment the year I was ill, with El Hadji Diouf and Salif Diao, were not up to standard in terms of attitude. I regret that."
