Leeds United game is an important one says Scott Parker

Scott Parker believes this weekends game against Leeds United at Turf Moor is an important fixture.

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00:00Important game, for sure. It's an important game.

00:04I don't really focus on... Every game's important, and it's a bit cliche.

00:09I get it and maybe a bit fluffy, but the facts are that Leeds,

00:14Sunderland was an important game two games into the start of the season.

00:17It was a massive game for us. Liverpool at home was a massive game.

00:21So we're that early on in the season.

00:23Our focus last year and our mantra last year was each game as it comes.

00:26You get drowned by the journey or the fixtures coming up.

00:32You lose a little bit of sight. Certainly a psychological element as well can have an effect.

00:37So we'll go into this game fully committed.

00:39Whether it was Leeds, whoever it was in this division, it's going to be a tough game ahead of us.

00:43And we need to bring the best version of ourselves as always.