Fulham boss Scott Parker admits he has a plan to blunt in-form ex-Tottenham teammate Gareth Bale.

The Welshman, on loan from Real Madrid, rolled back the years with a devastating display in Sunday's 4-0 win over Burnley, scoring twice and making another.

Parker played alongside Bale in his final campaign at Tottenham during 2012-13, when the forward was the standout player in the Premier League before going on to join Real Madrid in a then world-record £85million deal.

"Gareth was a match-winner," said former midfielder Parker, who left Spurs to join Fulham in August 2013.

"That season he was scoring goals, winning matches, he was just a fantastic football player which the team revolved around.'You don't have many players that the team revolve around, but certainly that year for us, it was Gareth.

"When you needed a goal, he was the guy who popped up to win you games. He was fantastic that season."

Parker added: "We have done very, very well of late, but defensively we are going to be put to the test on Thursday night, no two ways about it, because of the quality we are coming up against.

"I am relishing it and so are the players. Hopefully we can come out like we have done favourably over the last few games.

"I feel with the way we play on the front foot, trying to attack teams, to score goals, trying to be dominant in the moments, I would like to think we can cause Spurs problems as well."