Pictures from a new camera angle back up England star Dele Alli's claim that his middle finger gesture was not aimed at the ref.

The midfielder was seen flipping the bird after a challenge from Slovakia's Martin Skrtel in the 77th minute of the 2-1 win at Wembley.

The target of the gesture was in dispute, however, with some suggesting it was directed at the referee and others saying former Liverpool defender Skrtel.

If Alli were found to have given referee Clement Turpin the finger he could be in trouble with Uefa.

However, he quickly attempted to end the controversy, tweeting that it was aimed at 'good friend' and former Spurs teammate Kyle Walker.
Dele Alli gives a middle finger salute (
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Alli, to the right of the screen, appears to be gesturing to his right, where Walker is stood (
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"Just to clarify, the gesture tonight was a joke between me and my good friend Kyle Walker!" he wrote.

"Apologies for any offence caused! Great win 2nite."

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And wide angle pictures taken from ITV's camera have now emerged backing up Alli's claim.

Alli can be seen to the right of the frame with the finger clearly more in Walker's direction than the ref's.

Walker, to the left of the shot, is looking directly at Alli, while the referee's gaze is in another direction.

The gesture begins while the referee was stood to Alli's right, in completely the wrong direction.
Dele Alli begins his gesture when the referee was to his left. Yet clearly gestures to the right (
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The referee walks to the left, into the vicinity of Alli's gesture, but never looks towards him (
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Alli - who toiled hard over the 90 minutes of England's 2-1 win before being replaced by Jake Livermore in stoppage time - appeared to be angered by a challenge in the 76th minute at Wembley.

However, even if the gesture is deemed as a joke with a friend he could be mentioned in the referee's report.
Dele Alli goes down under the Martin Skrtel challenge (
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Referee Clement Turpin has words with Dele Alli (
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The laws of football say a player can be shown a red card if they "use offensive or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures".

That means Alli could still face a ban if the incident is reviewed by UEFA.

When England manager Gareth Southgate was asked about immediately after the game, he said: "I didn't know about it it until you told me just now.

"We will have a look at it in the next couple of days."
Or was it aimed at Kyle Walker? (
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Gareth Southgate leaped to the defence of his player (
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However, he later added: "Dele and Kyle were mucking about and maybe Dele has gestured towards Kyle.... they have a strange way of communicating."

ITV pundit Lee Dixon said: "If the ref has seen it and it is in his report then he's in trouble."

Alli and Walker are close friends from their time together at Tottenham but the latter joined Manchester City for £52million this summer.