Dele Alli is lucky he is not on his way to the hospital right now.
The Tottenham midfielder was caught nastily by a studs-up tackle from Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling – a potential ankle-breaker.
Here is the tackle. It doesn’t look much at first glance but the replay shows just how dangerous it was.
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Referee Mike Dean showed Sterling yellow but upon another look it seemed a definite candidate for VAR. This was Jose Mourinho’s reaction when the decision was not upgraded to a red – hands on his head in disbelief.
If that was Dele on Sterling it would be a red. Simple as that.