SINGAPORE - He was a member of the 1988-89 Liverpool team that agonisingly lost the English First Division title to Arsenal on goal difference on the final day, but bounced back the following season to win the league.The Reds came close again 30 years on, only to lose the Premier League title to Manchester City by one point on Sunday (May 12), but Ray Houghton has backed his former club to come good next season.
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