GERARD Houllier has told John Carew “I’m bigger than you” by insisting he is above a public slanging match with the former Villa fans’ favourite.
Carew fired a parting at Houllier after completing his loan switch to Stoke until the end of the season.
The Norwegian targetman said: “In all my clubs the manager has wanted me, except for the last three or four months. But that is only three or four months out of 14 years playing.
“It’s a long story with Houllier. There are personal problems you cannot control, but I find no motivation in Houllier. I had a fantastic relationship with the Villa fans more or less from the start, but that’s now over.”
But Houllier refrained from hitting back at the 6ft 4in striker, whose previous popularity at Villa prompted his “bigger than me and you” signature chant from the Holte End.
