Winks’ eyes are fixed on old mentor Parker

TOTTENHAM midfielder Harry Winks will be the apprentice taking on the master if he gets to face Fulham’s Scott Parker in the FA Cup fifth round today.

When Parker was leading Spurs into the Champions League under Harry Redknapp in 2012, Winks was 16 and still coming up through the club’s youth system.

Parker was a guiding influence.

‘Scott was a top player,’ said Winks.

‘He was great with me, always giving me advice. His career speaks for itself and he’s a player I’d love to aspire to get one day.

‘I think when I first trained with the first team he was near the end of his time at Spurs and I was in and out of the sessions.

‘But, at the end of the day, he is an opponent and you want to win the game, so I am not going to get distracted by the fact he is someone I look up to.’