Pochettino waits on Alli’s fitness for clash against Man City (Guardian)

Dele Alli faces a late fitness test ahead of Tottenham’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Manchester City, although Harry Winks will miss out.

Alli suffered a broken hand during last week’s first leg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which Spurs won 1-0 thanks to Son Heung-min’s 78th-minute strike.

The England international sat out the 4-0 weekend win over Huddersfield but has not been ruled out entirely, while Erik Lamela will also be checked after returning to training following a hamstring injury.

“We need to assess him,” Mauricio Pochettino told a pre-match news conference about Alli. Read more

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