He's gone the full Allan
“I’m a religious person,” he says. “I grew up like that with my family. For me it is important that I pray. I pray on the pitch. I’m not doing this to show people I am Muslim, or that I’m a believer, I do it for myself. It’s about my faith. At Arsenal, all the team give me respect. They respect my religion. I respect their religions.
“There are some similarities with Berlin but there’s no place as multicultural in the world as London.”
Just watch him play football and deny your prejudices.