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Gary Lineker singles out one Arsenal player for praise

Germany's Shkodran Mustafi celebrates with teammates after scoring their first goal (REUTERS)
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Arsenal won against Burnley in the Premier League on Sunday.

Tottenham Hotspur legend Gary Lineker has taken to social networking site Twitter to praise Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi.

The former Tottenham and Everton striker was impressed with the performance of Mustafi for Arsenal against Burnley at home on Sunday afternoon.

The 24-year-old defender started the Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium in North London and played for the entire 90 minutes.

The centre-back scored for the Gunners in the 59th minute of the encounter to help them to a 2-1 victory.

Arsenal's Shkodran Mustafi

Lineker has praised Mustafi on Twitter. The Germany international joined Arsenal from Spanish club Valencia in the summer of 2016 for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be more than £35 million.

Arsenal's Shkodran Mustafi

Arsenal ended the game with 10 men due to the sending-off of Granit Xhaka in the 65th minute for a two-footed lunge on Steven Defour.

Former Leicester City striker Lineker has also given his opinion on the red card on Twitter.

Arsenal are second in the Premier League table at the moment with 47 points from 22 matches, eight points behind leaders Chelsea.