Chelsea's Alvaro Morata thanks 'top player' Dele Alli for shirt swap after win against Tottenham

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Vaishali Bhardwaj23 August 2017

Chelsea and Tottenham may be fierce London rivals, but that didn't stop new Blues striker Alvaro Morata from praising Spurs' star man Dele Alli.

The two clubs went head-to-head in the London derby clash at Wembley, where Tottenham will play their matches this season, on Sunday which ended in champions Chelsea sealing a 2-1 Premier League win.

Morata started the game up front for Antonio Conte's side and, despite not getting on the scoresheet, the Spaniard was in such good spirits after the victory that he decided to swap shirts with Alli.

Clearly delighted that he had been able to get the Tottenham midfielder's No.20 shirt ahead of anyone else, Morata then took to his Instagram account to thank Alli personally.

Shirt swap | Alvaro Morata and Dele Alli exchanged jerseys at Wembley (Pic: @alvaromorata Instagram)
@alvaromorata Instagram

Next to a picture of Alli's Spurs jersey, Morata wrote on Instagram stories: "Top player, thanks @delealli36."

Morata is expected to start for Chelsea when the Blues host Everton at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.