DELE ALLI had the Tottenham bench in stitches with a comical tumble in the FA Cup win over non-League opponents Marine.
The Spurs star, 24, ran the show in the first half for Jose Mourinho’s side as they avoided one of the biggest cup upsets of all time with a dominant display at the Rossett Park Stadium.
Dele Alli begins to lose his footing Credit: BBC
Son Heung-min could be seen chuckling on the benchCredit: BBC
Alli picked out Carlos Vinicius to break the deadlock in the 24th minute before playing a key role in the striker’s second of the afternoon.
Tottenham were eager to avoid a humiliating defeat to their eighth-tier opponents and put on a professional display to lead by four goals at the break.
But Alli provided some light relief for his team-mates shivering on the bench as he lost his footing in hilarious style.
A clip shared by Match of the Day shows the 24-year-old moving into space to pick up a pass from Ben Davies but just as the ball comes towards, totally unmarked, him he topples over backwards, almost in slow-motion.
He laughed off the amusing incident by checking his studs.
But there was no chance Son Heung-min and Sergio Reguilon would let him forget it as they chucked away on the bench, while Gareth Bale waved an imaginary yellow card.
Tottenham booked their place in the fourth round with a 5-0 win.
Alli was replaced by Bale midway through the second half after 16-year-old Alfie Devine netted his first goal for the club, and Spurs’ fifth.
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The England international has endured a difficult campaign after falling out of favour under Mourinho.
The Marine tie was only his 12th appearance of the season, while he has not started a Premier League game since the opener against Everton.
But his impressive performance in the cup clash will have done his confidence the world of good.
Alli has been linked with a move away from Tottenham in this transfer window.
A reunion with Mauricio Pochettino at Paris Saint-Germain is on the cards.
SunSport reported on Christmas Day that one of Pochettino’s top January targets is Alli, who was a regular for Spurs under the Argentine.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
