Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says Dele Alli's dismissal last season was just what he needed.

Alli was banned for the rest of the season for punching West Brom's Claudio Yacob.

Pochettino is confident Alli is no longer such a hot-head, saying: “Dele Alli, from that moment, has improved a lot.

“Now he is more calm and more mature. It's true that he got banned, but it was a moment for him to learn."