Anton Ferdinand was taken aback by how Steven Gerrard stood up for Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara in the face of sickening racial abuse last year.
And he reckons the former Ibrox boss broke the mould among bosses with his outspoken and unwavering protection of the Finland international.
Kamara was shamefully called a "f****** monkey" by Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela when the teams met in the Europa League 12 months ago and the Czech international was given the minimum UEFA ban of 10 games, missing the entirety of his country's Euro 2020 campaign.