DONEIL Henry is aiming to end a whirlwind first week with Blackburn Rovers by helping the club pull off one of the greatest FA Cup shocks in its proud history.

Henry admits Rovers will be the ‘underdogs’ for Sunday’s huge quarter-final tie at Premier League high flyers Liverpool.

But, after the last few days he has had, he knows anything is possible.

The Canada international was parachuted into Gary Bowyer’s starting line-up for Wednesday’s Championship clash at Sheffield Wednesday just hours after signing on a month’s loan from West Ham United.

And, in what was his first appearance in English football, the young centre-back played a starring role as Rovers recorded a 2-1 victory that has left the club buzzing ahead of the Anfield showdown.

“These are the games when you grow up you want to play in,” said Henry.

“We’ve got nothing to lose as the underdogs and we can go in there and do our best.

“If we do that then we will see whether that is enough to take us to the next level.”

Henry was preparing for West Ham’s Premier League match at home to Chelsea on Wednesday when he received a call from former Rovers boss Sam Allardyce saying he was being sent to Ewood Park.

The 21-year-old packed his bags and set off to meet his new team-mates in Sheffield.

But he only met up with the squad at 4.30pm, just over three hours before kick-off, after getting on the wrong train.

“It was a very busy day,” said Henry, who joined the Hammers from Cypriot side Apollon Limassol in January after spending last year back on loan at his first club, Toronto FC.

“My mind was focusing on the Chelsea fixture and meeting my team but then I got a call from the manager (Allardyce) saying that a good opportunity had come up.

“I was excited because, as a young player, I want to play games, so my day was then about getting my gear, getting the train, getting the wrong train, getting off at Leicester, then getting back on!

“It was terrifying because I knew eventually pre-game was going to come and I was hungry.

“So I was glad when the day was over and the team had been successful.

“The fans were great and the guys were great. I felt really welcome and I told them I’ll work really hard for them.”

Henry paid particular praise to stand-in skipper and his centre-back partner Matt Kilgallon.

“There was constant chatter and communication on the field and I liked that,” he said.

“They were motivating me and telling me ‘well done’ and if I made a mistake I had him (Kilgallon) or someone else talking to me.

“You could tell his leadership and that’s he respected here.”

Henry also has the maximum respect for former Rovers captain Ryan Nelsen.

Nelsen was his manager at Toronto and he was the one who recommended him to West Ham boss Allardyce.

“The relationship I had with Ryan Nelsen when he was in Toronto was really good,” said Henry.

“We could just talk football and he really guided me when it came to making decisions and where my future could go.

“The connection with Sam Allardyce was amazing and now under him, and learning the things we do at West Ham, and trying to change my game and tweak it while I’m still young, has been great.

“Now I’m really happy to be here. I want to use this time to put some new steps into my game, be a team player and do my part.”