The revelation of El Hadji Diouf's X-rated dressing room bust-up with Steven Gerrard during their Liverpool days really should come as little surprise.
The Senegal winger was hardly a shrinking violet, courting controversy with remarkable regularity before, during and after his time in England.
Diouf's feud with Gerrard, including a series of bizarre verbal attacks since his departure from Anfield in 2005, really is just the tip of the iceberg.
Diouf (left) squares up to his former Liverpool team-mate Jamie Carragher while at Bolton
Now, Florent Sinama Pongolle has recalled the time the pair almost came to blows at half-time during a pre-season friendly, with Diouf asking then manager Gerard Houllier to tell Gerrard he'd 'f*** his mum' before adding: 'I'd do him in straight away.