Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino believes Arsenal should be grateful Dele Alli did not overreact to being hit on the head by a bottle thrown from the stands during their Carabao Cup encounter on Wednesday.
Alli put Tottenham 2-0 up in the quarter-final clash at Emirates Stadium before the hour and was struck by the missile hurled from the crowd in the 73rd minute.
The England international responded with a '2-0' gesture to the Arsenal supporters and after the match said it made his goal and the win "a little bit sweeter".
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Pochettino praised Alli for keeping his cool when the incident occurred and suggested it could have been a much bigger deal if a different type of player had been involved.