Legend Roy Keane in Manchester United in the Honor Debate, while Liverpool is preparing to receive one when they visit Chelsea on Sunday.
The Reds won the Premier League title with four more match that were left last week after the Thrashing Tottenham with 5-1 in Anfield.
A long-standing Premier League tradition sees opposing players honoring the new champions by applying them for every match.
And Keane, who was part of the side of Manchester United who gave Chelsea a guard of honor in 2005, believes that the gesture should be executed as a form of respect for the champions.
To get respect, you must show respect. Many people may not like it, but it is part of the game, it would be different if they were real rivals, perhaps Man City vs United.
'I think you should do it, it is part of the game, the respect. To get respect, you have to show it. It works both sides. '
Keane's comments come after the former striker of Liverpool Peter Crouch said that he is not giving a guard and that it is 'embarrassing'.
“I don't like it. Maybe the respect shows, but I just don't get it. It is embarrassing for the team that comes out and it is completely embarrassing for the team she claps on the field. It's not for me, “said Crouch on TNT sports.
Six times Premier League champion Ferdinand agreed and said: 'I didn't like it. I was lucky to receive the guard of honor and be on the receiving side of it.
“Both are pretty awkward. Crouchy is exactly right. '
Nevertheless, Chelsea -Baas Enzo Maresca insisted that Liverpool 'earned' a guard of honor, with the West London Club also performed the gesture in 2020.
'Yes. It's tradition. We have to do that, and we will do that. They won the Premier League, so they deserve it, “said Maresca.
In the meantime, blues defender Marc Cucurella reflected the same views – but it insists that their show of respect will stop as soon as the first whistle.
The Spaniard said: 'They won the competition. They deserve it. If we have to do it, we will do it. This is before the game. As soon as the game starts, we go for our objectives.
'We will fight with everything and for the three points. Hopefully we can have this in the coming years. It is what we fight for and what we are trying to do.
'It's a good thing to have it (the guard of honor). I think if they ask me if we do it and we win the game, we would all do it, easy. We have to do it because they have won the competition. When the game starts, we do our work. '