The Lyon coach had attacked Domenech on Friday over what he regarded as the lack of respect he displayed when selecting Lyon players for the national team.

Eight of Houllier's French champions figure in Domenech's squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Scotland on Saturday and the Faroe Islands four days later.

"More and more of my players are being used 100 days a year by the national team, and I don't even get a handshake nor a phone call (from Domenech).

"One day this is going to blow up. I'm going to blow a fuse," said a clearly irate Houllier.

The former Liverpool and France manager added: "We see (Pierre) Mankwoski, (Bruno) Martini (Domenech's two assistants) coming to watch our games, but only because they're picked up by the TV cameras in the stand.

"They leave without speaking to us.

"He (Domenech) calls (Robert) Duverne (Lyon's physical fitness trainer), but as far as I'm aware, Robert isn't the manager here..."

Houllier compared Domenech's approach to that of one of his predecessors in the top job, Michel Hidalgo.

"Michel used to telephone me to say 'I'm going to select such and such a player. How are they getting on at the moment?' Now, nothing. He (Domenech) behaves the same way with Arsenal, Barcelona, and the other teams. Just go and ask Arsene (Wenger) what he thinks...

"There are the rules, but there's also courtesy. When you think about it, it's a big deal."

Domenech responded to Houllier's outburst at France's training camp near Paris.

"Gerard is a true friend," he said, his voice laced with sarcasm.

"He was manager of France for ....15 months, he knows the situation well.

"Me, I was born in Lyon, everyone knows me down there, there's no difficulty in getting information on players. When someone has a problem they can always telephone," he added.

"It's a pity he (Houllier) didn't call me rather than create problems where none exist."

This spat follows Domenech's war of words with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who criticised him for calling up Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele against the veteran player's wishes.

Mourinho accused Domenech of treating Makelele like "a slave".