Playing Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals holds no fears for Doneil Henry - providing he does not have to take the train to Anfield . The Canadian 's whirlwind beginning to life at Blackburn looks set to continue with a starting spot on Sunday . Injury problems in defence prompted Rovers boss Gary Bowyer to take Henry on a month 's loan from West Ham on Wednesday , the same day they played Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship . Three hours after meeting his team-mates for the first time , Henry walked out onto the pitch at Hillsborough and was instrumental in the victory that just about keeps Blackburn 's play-off hopes alive . Doneil Henry made a good start to his Blackburn career after joining on loan from West Ham . Henry said : ' I got a call from the manager in the morning and I was told I was going on loan and I was hopefully playing that night . ' I had to collect my stuff from Upton Park , sign some paperwork and then be on a train . I got on the wrong train , asked the ticket man if it was going to Sheffield to find out I had to get off and get on another train . 'After that finally I recognised some people in Blackburn kit at the train station and from there I was in safe hands . I met the team , did pre-game stuff and then just played . ' I was just really happy to play . It 's been a while . I knew me thinking too much would n't be good , I just wanted to get on the pitch as soon as possible and establish myself in the team . ' Henry began his career at home-town club Toronto and joined West Ham in January after being recommended to Hammers boss Sam Allardyce by former Toronto manager Ryan Nelsen . Nelsen played for Allardyce at Blackburn , where he was captain and a hugely popular figure . Canadian international Henry joined West Ham in January from MLS side Toronto . 'It was funny coming to Blackburn and walking through the facility and then seeing him amongst the boards , ' said Henry . 'Ryan has been a mentor since he came to Toronto . He really has a lot of faith in me and has really guided me along my journey . I knew he was a big figure here and he was a solid defender everywhere he went . 'Junior Hoilett also played here , who 's a close friend of mine , so I knew it would be a good move for me . ' The 21-year-old has never been to Anfield before but did face Liverpool on their pre-season tour to North America in 2012 . He knows securing the win needed to get to Wembley will be a huge task but has been impressed by the togetherness of the squad . Henry played against Liverpool in America in a pre-season game - but has never been to Anfield . Henry said : ' I 'm still getting familiar with a lot of the guys but on the pitch it was great because there was constant chatter and communication and I just thought they believed in me from the get-go . 'When we get the test on Sunday , I think we 'll definitely be ready . There 's a lot of quality players in here so I think if we can go there and do our job , as long as we stay together as a team , it 's definitely possible to get a result . ' I 'm not going to shy away from the opportunity . These are the games where you can really see how far you are from the top level . ' Bowyer is definitely without three defenders in injured trio Jason Lowe , Shane Duffy and Alex Baptiste , while Grant Hanley is a major doubt . But the Rovers boss has total faith in his new man , saying : 'Full credit to him and his character . 'He 's been brought in to play games for us and we have to thank West Ham for allowing him to come to us . Everybody at West Ham spoke very highly of him and his performance on Wednesday backed that up . 'We would n't have any problems playing him on Sunday against Liverpool . '
Doneil Henry joined Blackburn Rovers on loan from West Ham . The 24-year-old has made just one appearance for the Hammers, but he is expected to be a regular in their starting line-up next season.