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.



The Green St Mile: Map showing the distance from the church to the car park entrance



Economical with the truth: Gerrard being escorted into the ground by West Ham's Security Manager (image courtesy of @premierleague)

Mr Gerrard nobody force your bus driver to park a mile away from the ground, it was his choice. If the heating is too warm, turn it down. dg -- David Gold (@davidgold) April 8, 2014

West Ham co-owner David Gold has his say on Twitter West Ham co-owner David Gold has his say on Twitter

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."