Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has hailed his "killer" Dele Alli.

Alli recently reached 20 Premier League goals after only 52 games, faster than Paul Scholes (74), David Beckham (90), Frank Lampard (140) and Steven Gerrard (165) met the same landmark. Currently, he is on a prolific period of seven goals in his last five matches.

"For me, he's a killer because he's very aggressive when he runs forward," Pochettino said. "He's desperate to go to the box and to get the ball and score. That is an unbelievable mentality and that is because he's a very special player.

"He can play like an offensive player and he can play like a midfielder because of his characteristics. He can run box to box, he can run 12.5 or 13km, and all those characteristics make him a very special player.

"You can see how he is. He's not like Harry Kane, he cannot be our top scorer like him, but for his characteristics he has goals. He's desperate to score, he' s very aggressive into the box. He deserves a lot of credit, all the praise he' s receiving."