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MK Dons boss Robinson backs starlet Alli for big things

MK Dons boss Karl Robinson suggests teenage midfielder Dele Alli will be a much-talked about player in years to come.

The 17-year old England youth international was impressive as the League One club squandered a two-goal lead to lose 4-2 to Sunderland in the second round of the Capital One Cup and his performance was certainly not losty on his manager.

"I have got young kids - Dele Alli, let's be honest, that kid has just turned 17 and I think you will be writing an awful lot of lines about this young boy many, many times because he's as good as I've seen," he said.

"You have all seen tonight that he's destined for going in one direction. He's got all the attributes. He's in there fuming that we have been beaten at 17 years of age."

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