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Interim manager Ryan Mason praises Dele Alli for an 'excellent number ten performance' after handing Tottenham star just his fifth league start of the season in 2-0 victory over Wolves

Tottenham interim boss Ryan Mason reserved special praise for Dele Alli after his performance in Sunday's 2-0 win over Wolves.

Alli has had a difficult season, having been frozen out under previous manager Jose Mourinho and coming close to a January exit.

But Mason, a former team-mate of Alli, has restored him to the starting line-up and it paid dividends against Wolves as he put in his best performance of the season in front of watching England boss Gareth Southgate.

Dele Alli made just his fifth league start of the season as Tottenham took a 2-0 win over Wolves
Ryan Mason has restored his former team-mate into the starting line-up after a tough season

He was not involved in the goals, scored by Harry Kane and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, but, even if it did come too late to force his way into the Euro 2020 squad, it was a display of old from the 25-year-old.