Parker Shocked by Mikel Tackle

Scott Parker has revealed that he was in shock after Mikel's dirty tackle from behind on Saturday,

"There were a few tackles flying about and that one was certainly a bit naughty. When it happened I was in shock for a bit, because I wasn't expecting anyone to come in from there.

I don't know if he deserved to go off because I didn't see what he did, only felt it. Everyone else said it was a bad one but the referee saw it and gave a yellow card so I suppose I'll have to stick by that.

The most important thing was coming through the game with no repercussions. I took a few challenges but finished the game relatively unscathed and that is the important thing."