Pair were once joint Liverpool managers.
Joint Liverpool managers Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier
The concept of joint managers is rarely one which pans out to be a success in football.
It seems strange that a club as huge as Liverpool trialled the scenario in the Premier League era, back in 1998.
Joint Liverpool managers Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier
Gerard Houllier was appointed to work alongside Roy Evans, who had been in sole charge since 1994.
Predictably it did not work out, and Evans quit the club after just three months later.
Evans yesterday told his Twitter followers that he recently bumped into the Frenchman, and 18 years on holds no grudges.
Houllier taking the club forward proved to be the right decision, with the Frenchman leading the Reds to win multiple trophies.
Joint Liverpool managers Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier
Joint Liverpool managers Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier
Under his management they won the FA Cup, the League Cup twice, the UEFA Cup, and UEFA Super Cup.
He laid the groundwork for Rafa Benitez to take the club to winning the Champions League in 2004/05, a triumph which will never be forgotten.
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