Tottenham star Dele Alli admits Manchester United defeat hard to take after missing easy chance to score at Old Trafford
DELE ALLI admits he’s “kicking himself” after blowing the chance to score during Tottenham’s defeat to Manchester United on Saturday.
The England star fluffed his lines after being given a clear sight on goal at Old Trafford.
And Alli’s terrible miss came back to haunt Spurs as they conceded a late goal to fall eight points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men are now bracing themselves for the visit of Real Madrid in the Champions League next week.
And Alli insists he can’t afford to waste any more opportunities in the penalty area if Spurs are to keep their trophy hopes alive.
He told the club’s official website: “It’s one of those… If I had that opportunity ten times I’d put it away the majority of the time.
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“In my head I was thinking all I needed to do was make contact and it was in. It hit the top of my foot and went wide.
“I’m kicking myself. I should have scored and I have to make sure the next time I get a chance like that I stick it away.
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“It’s disappointing when you come to a place like this, you play well and you are hoping for a win or at least a draw.
“We felt we should have won really and to go to United and think you should have won shows where we are as a team.
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“We don’t just want to compete, we want to win and as a team.
“We’re frustrated but now we have two big games coming up, Real Madrid and Palace.
“So it’s important we learn from this, work on what’s gone wrong and keep building as a team.
“We’re still in a fantastic position and we’ve been in good form, so we can’t let this knock us back.”
