Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has candidly admitted ”arrogance and over-confidence” cost his side in their 2-1 defeat by Manchester United in the Premier League on Wednesday.
After rattling off a three-match winning streak to begin the Jose Mourinho era, Spurs were rightfully bouncing on their way to Old Trafford, but they were soon handed a cold reality check.
Marcus Rashford slammed home the opener, but it was Alli who plucked the ball out of the sky before smacking home to draw the teams level.
But a a 49th-minute Rashford penalty condemned Spurs to a momentum-killing defeat, leaving Alli to brutally assess his side’s work.
“We had to match their energy. We lost the game not by them outplaying us – just attitude,” Alli told reporters.
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2/22 Aaron Wan-Bissaka – 7
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7/22 Fred – 8
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12/22 Paulo Gazzaniga – 6
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17/22 Harry Winks – 4
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18/22 Moussa Sissoko – 4
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21/22 Lucas Moura – 5
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1/22 David de Gea – 6
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2/22 Aaron Wan-Bissaka – 7
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3/22 Victor Lindelof – 7
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4/22 Harry Maguire – 7
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5/22 Ashley Young – 6
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6/22 Scott McTominay – 7
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7/22 Fred – 8
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8/22 Daniel James – 7
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9/22 Jesse Lingard – 7
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10/22 Marcus Rashford – 9
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11/22 Mason Greenwood – 7
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12/22 Paulo Gazzaniga – 6
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13/22 Jan Vertonghen – 6
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14/22 Toby Alderweireld – 6
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15/22 Davinson Sanchez – 5
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16/22 Serge Aurier – 5
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17/22 Harry Winks – 4
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18/22 Moussa Sissoko – 4
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19/22 Son Heung-Min – 6
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20/22 Dele Alli – 7
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21/22 Lucas Moura – 5
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22/22 Harry Kane – 5
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“We weren’t hungry enough and we were slow to every second ball, losing 50-50s. “Maybe it was a little bit of arrogance and over-confidence. We’ve been playing well.
“We have to learn from this. Games like this bring your feet back down.”
The result saw Spurs slip to eighth in the table.
