England legend Alan Shearer has taken a swipe at Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli over his form slump.

Shearer wrote for The Sun: "Dele Alli has received plenty of plaudits over the last two years — and rightly so. He was particularly good last season as Mauricio Pochettino's exciting young side finishing runners- up to champions Chelsea.

"On the back of that, I started to see Dele splashed across magazines and on the small screen promoting a TV company.

"He was the face of a new breed of young England players that were threatening to stand alongside their foreign counterparts in the Premier League. Dele was proving good young English talent can make its way to the top.

"Unfortunately, the player seems to be now resting on the laurels of that praise and the exposure that came with his good form. It is very easy when you are a young player to get carried away with all the adulation.

"You then forget what it was that earned you that in the first place — hard work and focus."