Shaka Hislop's debut for Newcastle United not only ended with a win and a clean sheet against Coventry City in 1995 - it also saw a young fan run on to the pitch to shake his hand just after the final whistle.
World Cup winner Lilian Thuram said back in 2020, a year that saw George Floyd's murder bring racism firmly back into focus, that: "One isn't born racist; one becomes racist."
The touching moment on Hislop's bow underlines Thuram's views but he admits that he didn't always feel as welcome, not least during the now well-publicised petrol station incident on Barrack Road which sparked the Show Racism the Red Card charity in 1996.
