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George Bennett

El-Hadji Diouf thrived off 'bad boy image' at Leeds United but deep down was a 'good guy'

Lee Peltier says El Hadji Diouf thrived off portraying the 'bad boy image' but insists that he was a 'really good guy' behind closed doors.

Diouf landed at Elland Road during the twilight of his career, after spells in the Premier League with Liverpool, Bolton Wanderers, Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers, and in Scotland with Rangers.

The former Senegal international was never far away from controversy, with his many acts of ill-discipline often overshadowing his quality on the pitch.

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