Dele Alli delivered a tenacious display against Liverpool, but they have been too few and far between - his miss was a frustrating picture of unfulfilled promise, although there may be life in his Tottenham career yet

Dele Alli put his hands to his face, he sunk to the floor and looked high into the dark north London sky.

A picture of frustration and unfulfilled promise, it seemed a fitting final image of this chapter of the midfielder's career.

With Tottenham leading Liverpool 1-0 after half an hour, Alli had been fed by Son-Heung min. The goal was gaping; his shot went wide.

There was more angst to come on this night of high drama – moments before Andy Robertson's second for Liverpool, Alli raced in on goal.