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Dele Alli: Tottenham star speaks out about shocking Arsenal bottle throwing incident
DELE ALLI says he was delighted to beat Arsenal after a fan launched a bottle at him.
The England international was struck in the second half as he went to take a throw in.
Alli appeared unscathed by the incident as tempers boiled over.
Having regained his compose, the former MK Dons midfielder made a gesture to Arsenal fans signifying Tottenham’s 2-0 lead.
The 22-year-old had got the on the score sheet in the second half with a sublime dink over Petr Cech.
It is what it is
Son Heung-min had bagged Spurs' opener.
Speaking after the clash, Alli said he was chuffed to reach the semi finals.
"It is what it is,” he said when asked about the bottle throwing incident.
“It made the goal a bit sweeter and the win.
"We knew how important it was today, a big test.
“It was a strong performance in the end.
"Son is a passionate guy and brings his character out on the pitch. He's one of the fastest players I've seen, I didn't have a doubt he would finish.
"When I went through for my goal I knew I had to time my run and keep my composure."
BBC pundit Dion Dublin labelled the Arsenal fan who threw the bottle ‘mindless’.
“It's sad to see,” Dublin said.
“It's mindless. Why would you do that?
“It must have had water or something in it to reach Dele Alli.
“Why would you risk being idiots?
“Just support your club, don't do ridiculous things like that.
“Let's not give it any more time discussing it.”