Tottenham defender Davison Sanchez admits teammate Dele Alli's violent home invasion was a shock.

Alli was held at knifepoint during a robbery at a north London home in the early hours of Wednesday morning, during which he was reportedly assaulted.

"It's hard to talk about this situation because no one can expect that to happen, when you're in a place you are paying to be safe, but life is like that," Sanchez told Sky Sports News.

"We need to thank God because he's well, nothing wrong happened. Just something material [was stolen].

"He's alive, he's well, his family are well. It's hard to speak about. You never expect, but after what happened, you need to say thank you because he's well.

"I think everyone sent a message to say 'how are you?'

"It could happen to anyone. If they want to take something then ok, but life is more important."