Jose Mourinho singled out Dele Alli for special praise after Tottenham's 5-0 FA Cup third round win against Marine on Sunday and hinted he could make his return to the Premier League fold.
Alli was involved in each of Carlos Vinicius' three goals against the eighth-tier hosts, first teeing up for the forward and then playing a key role in the build up to the others. Lucas Moura and record-breaking 16-year-old Alfie Devine also found the net as Spurs secured a place in the next round.
Alli has been reduced to a bit-part role at Tottenham this season, having played just 75 minutes of Premier League football spread out over four matches, but the 24-year-old's attitude on his return to the starting XI on Sunday impressed his manager, who said he could feature against Aston Villa this week.