Mustafi could be fined after political celebration against Cardiff

Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi could find himself in hot water for his celebration against Cardiff on Sunday.

The Mirror reports that the German’s celebration against the newly-promoted side was related to Albania’s national flag.

The same celebration was also performed by Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka and new Liverpool signing Xherdan Shaqiri during the World Cup and came in for similar criticism.

Celebrations that display political symbolism could lead to punishments from the FA.

Neither Xhaka or Shaqiri were banned during the World Cup, but both players were fined for their actions.

Mustafi, like Xhaka and Shaqiri, has an Albanian background. The report claims that the German defender was born into an Albanian family from Macedonia.

The defender scored the first goal of the game before strikes from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette sealed a 3-2 victory for Unai Emery’s side.

The victory saw Arsenal move into the top half of the Premier League, with two wins from four.