England and Liverpool star Steven Gerrard is still out of the team to face Spartak Moscow on Tuesday after an early morning fitness test revealed the star is not fit enough to play any part.

Good News for Liverpool Boss Houllier, Emile Heskey who missed The Reds 1-0 victory at Ellend Road due to a groin injury will return to the squad as will Vladimir Smicer after recovering from a broken toe.

Houllier said: "A good result in Moscow would be history - no British team has won there against Spartak.

"It is like when we went to Kiev at the same time last year and became the first British side to win there.

"We are looking to win the game because it would put us in a good position in the group. Moscow are a bit like Leeds in the sense you have to get at them from the start and we will try to keep them at bay. And I'm hoping Emile Heskey will be okay to play."