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Steven Gerrard's insistence that Liverpool's team coach had to park "a mile away" from the Boleyn Ground prior to Sunday afternoon's match has been called into question after pictures emerged of the bus parked in Green Street.

An image posted by Twitter user ‏@JackLebeau66 shortly before midday on Sunday lunchtime clearly shows the coach parked outside the Our Lady Of Compassion Catholic Church, which is situated immediately next to the main car park as used by away teams.

And in stark contrast to Gerrard's calculations, the distance from the Church to the main entrance of the Boleyn Ground is no more than 50 yards - considerably less than the 1,760 yards that constitute a mile.




Gerrard, who scored two controversial penalties as Liverpool later won 2-1 to keep their chances of winning the Premier League alive was also pictured leaving the coach alongside West Ham United Security Manager Simon Sutton, who is charged with ensuring safety at the stadium.

The image, which appears to show a reflection of the Boleyn Ground in the coach windows features several members of the public who had congregated outside the car park entrance in order to get a snap or two of players arriving at the ground.




The 33-year-old England international, who has also been charged with hypocrisy over comments he has made in relation to diving, had accused West Ham of dirty tricks prior to the game. "We knew what to expect and we got a bit more than we expected - a hot dressing room, a dry pitch and the bus had to park a mile away,’ he said. "I think they tried everything to upset us."



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