David McGoldrick was the inspiration for the decision by Sheffield United and Aston Villa players to 'take a knee'.
McGoldrick and Billy Sharp, his captain at Sheffield United, proposed the idea to Villa's Tom Heaton and the plan was embraced by both clubs.
The gesture of unity and protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement sent a powerful image to a global TV audience on Wednesday as all players, substitutes, officials and backroom staff knelt for 10 seconds.
Manchester City and Arsenal players made the same gesture later.
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