The Soccer Affiliation will reportedly situation a warning to Cody Gakpo over his celebrations throughout Liverpool’s 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
Gakpo scored within the title-securing victory and eliminated his shirt to disclose a vest with the message ‘I belong to Jesus’. As he celebrated lifting the trophy after the sport, the Dutch ahead as soon as once more eliminated his shirt.
Whereas the act of eradicating a shirt usually brings a couple of yellow card, Gakpo confronted specific scrutiny as his undershirt fell foul of Worldwide Soccer Affiliation Board guidelines, which state: “Gear should not have any political, non secular or private slogans, statements or photos.”
The Mail state that Gakpo will face no additional punishment however will as an alternative be issued a warning by the FA over the rules.
Mohamed Salah, in the meantime, has averted punishment for his objective celebration, which noticed him seize a telephone from a workers member and take a selfie with the Anfield crowd.
The pair will likely be free to see out the season with Liverpool, who start their celebration tour with a visit to Chelsea on Sunday.
Title rivals Arsenal will then journey to Anfield the next weekend, earlier than conferences with Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace deliver an finish to a well-known marketing campaign which has seen Liverpool match Manchester United’s file of 20 top-flight English titles.
Gakpo has been influential to that success this season, chipping in with 9 targets and 4 assists within the Premier League.
