The 45-year-old took charge of Monday's training session under the watchful eye of manager Martin Ling and player-assistant manager Paul Carden.

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Houllier stayed involved via regular contact with assistant Phil Thompson and returned to the training ground in early March - a memorable day for the manager.

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Clarke, who was at Liverpool's Melwood training ground on Monday, played over 500 senior games for St Mirren and Chelsea, and was also assistant manager at Newcastle United.

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