Dele Alli was dropped from the first team to face West Ham, in order to feature in the Europa Conference League against Vitesse. So logic suggests that if the same player is dropped from facing Burnley this evening, then he is probably being rested for Manchester United at home on Saturday, doesn’t it?
The story that Dele was not included in tonight’s game at Turf Moor broke via the Mail Online, and reaction from fans on social media has been mixed, with many feeling pretty sore at the suggestion that Dele Alli has in fact dropped from Nuno’s preferred list entirely.
What is curious here, is that some are so obsessed with the player, that accepting reality is too bitter a pill to swallow. One fan above refers to a scoring and assist stat that has never happened. The most goals in all competitions, the 25-year-old has ever achieved was 1o and that was during the 2015/2016 season…