The Tottenham midfielder has been likened to the darling of the 1990 World Cup, but his attributes and style are more akin to the former Liverpool captain he idolized.
On the back of Dele Alli’s remarkable rise from MK Dons starlet to England international many former pros have lined up to praise the Tottenham midfielder, with a wide range of comparisons being drawn.
One former player in particular, though, has stuck out. Both Sir Alex Ferguson and Teddy Sheringham, an ex-Spurs star himself, have made a point of likening the prodigious Alli to Paul Gascoigne, the immensely talented yet ultimately doomed darling of the 1990 World Cup.