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Dele Alli does not fear backlash from Manchester City

Dele Alli says that "Manchester City are only human" and can be hurt by Tottenham Hotspur in Saturday evening's clash at Wembley Stadium.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has suggested that Manchester City are there for the taking when the sides face off at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening.

The Citizens will be desperate to respond following three defeats on the spin that have taken the gloss off an otherwise impressive campaign.

Liverpool provided the perfect blueprint for how to beat City, having now done so three times this calendar year, but Alli insists that Spurs will do things their own way in search of another huge victory.

"Of course [the way Liverpool played] can work," he told the London Evening Standard. "City are only human, so they can make mistakes. They are an incredible team with incredible players all over the pitch but we are going to try to play our football as we always do.

"When you play against the other teams in the top six, as opposed to the teams in the bottom half, the game is very different. The other top-six sides really go at it, both teams want to win and there is a lot more space on the pitch. There is a lot more attacking play.

"Teams in the bottom half still want to hurt you and they have a lot of quality, but they are always more likely to sit deep and close the gaps between the lines. As a No.10, that makes it much more difficult to get on the ball and create chances."

Man City have lost their last two games away to Tottenham, conceding six and scoring just once.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CManchester CityMan City33283293256887
2Manchester UnitedMan Utd34235665263974
3Liverpool342010478354370
4Tottenham HotspurSpurs34208666313568
5Chelsea33186957332460
6Arsenal331661162451754
7Burnley33141093329452
8Leicester CityLeicester331110124947243
9Everton34119143954-1542
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle33118143542-741
11Bournemouth35911154158-1738
12Watford34107174260-1837
13Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton34812143247-1536
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham33811144159-1835
15Huddersfield TownHuddersfield3498172754-2735
16Crystal Palace34810163654-1834
17Swansea CitySwansea3389162746-1933
18Southampton33513153353-2028
19Stoke CityStoke34610183164-3328
20West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom34412182752-2524
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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CManchester CityMan City33283293256887
2Manchester UnitedMan Utd34235665263974
3Liverpool342010478354370
4Tottenham HotspurSpurs34208666313568
5Chelsea33186957332460
6Arsenal331661162451754
7Burnley33141093329452
8Leicester CityLeicester331110124947243
9Everton34119143954-1542
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle33118143542-741
11Bournemouth35911154158-1738
12Watford34107174260-1837
13Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton34812143247-1536
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham33811144159-1835
15Huddersfield TownHuddersfield3498172754-2735
16Crystal Palace34810163654-1834
17Swansea CitySwansea3389162746-1933
18Southampton33513153353-2028
19Stoke CityStoke34610183164-3328
20West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom34412182752-2524
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