LONDON — Tottenham Hotspur are still finding their feet under new manager Jose Mourinho but the player who has benefited the most from his arrival is midfielder-turned-forward Dele Alli, whose winner secured three points against Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday. After going through a purple patch when he scored 37 Premier League goals in three seasons -- including 18 in the 2016/17 campaign -- Alli fell by the wayside last season as injuries denied him a consistent run of games. Prior to Mourinho's appointment, Alli had scored only three goals in 30 games but in his last eight matches the 23-year-old has five goals and three assists -- more than any Spurs player since the Portuguese coach took over from Mauricio Pochettino. "People now say since I arrived that Dele has scored three or four goals in the Premier League and one or two goals in the Champions League but I don't go in that direction," Mourinho said after Spurs moved up to fifth.

Source: International New York Times December 27, 2019 11:48 UTC