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Graham Poll claims Tottenham star Dele Alli should have seen red for his rash tackle on Kevin De Bruyne: 'He goes over the ball and I think he’s meaning to hurt him'

Former Premier League referee Graham Poll believes Dele Alli should have been sent off for a wild lunge on Kevin De Bruyne during Tottenham's defeat to Manchester City on Saturday.

The Premier League leaders comfortably won 4-1 at the Etihad to extend their winning run to 16 games following goals from Ilkay Gundogan, De Bruyne and a Raheem Sterling brace while Christian Eriksen scored a late consolation for the visitors.

However, there were three contentious decisions within the game that had BT Sport's pundits debating whether referee Craig Pawson made the correct decisions.