By Graeme Bailey - Follow me on Twitter @graemebailey
Monday 28 February 2011 08:46, UK
Image:Parker: Inspiration
Scott Parker played down his heroic efforts after playing through the pain-barrier to inspire West Ham to their 3-1 win over Liverpool.
Hammers ace happy to play with injury
Scott Parker played down his heroic efforts after playing through the pain-barrier to inspire West Ham United to their 3-1 win over Liverpool.
Parker was again the talisman behind the Hammers' play as they sealed a hugely important win at Upton Park which takes them to within touching distance of climbing out of the bottom three.
Parker, though, was nearly not involved after he fell onto his shoulder during training on Saturday, which left him in severe pain and barely able to move.
But after treatment and a course of pain killing injections, he was able to play and he even opened the scoring in the 3-1 success.
"It's not too bad," he insisted when asked about his injury.
"I got a bit of treatment on it and I got through the game, so it was fine.
"It was just a little bit of a knock and that was it, really. Anybody else would've done exactly the same.
"We stayed strong and I think it's a massive relief we got three points.
"As quickly as we're celebrating the three points, we're looking at next week and thinking, 'If only we can win next week'.
"If we can put back-to-back wins together, it'll be massive for us."
