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'Future of English football' Dele Alli singled out by Tunisia as Three Lions' main threat

Nabil Maaloul is aware that the Tottenham midfielder will prove difficult for his side to handle in a World Cup 2018 opener on Monday

Tunisia coach Nabil Maaloul thinks "the future of English football" Dele Alli is England's main threat ahead of the two teams' meeting on Monday and fully expects the Three Lions to banish the demons of their Euro 2016 humiliation.

England head into the World Cup in confident mood having cruised through qualifying and shown some encouraging signs under Gareth Southgate in their pre-tournament friendlies.

Southgate has been praised for getting England playing dynamic, attacking football that has been led by a group of younger, exciting talents such as Alli, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling and Marcus Rashford.