Peter Crouch was left shocked by Dele Alli's omission from Tottenham's starting XI in their win over Burnley. The north Londoners stuck four past passed the Clarets, but Alli was only given a brief cameo from the bench.
That was despite playing a starring role in their Europa League win on Thursday night. The attacking midfielder scored a sensational overhead kick, but that didn't result in a start on Sunday.
Crouch has labelled Jose Mourinho's decision as "deflating" and does not feel as if Alli should be "left to rot". "I was at Tottenham last Wednesday and I thought Alli was superb.
He had a glint in his eyes, he looked hungry and a class above," he told the . "Yes, he was playing opponents who were average but his quality shone
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