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'I was not happy' - Dele Alli looks to improve for England despite vital goal

The Spurs midfielder hasn’t replicated his form at club level with the national team, even though his side have got to the World Cup semi-final

Dele Alli has admitted he is not happy with his overall performance against Sweden, despite notching England’s second goal against to get them to their first World Cup semi-final since 1990.

The goal meant that Alli became England’s youngest goalscorer at a World Cup since Michael Owen, as he helped guide his side home by heading in a Jesse Lingard cross.

His strike came after Harry Maguire’s powerful header opened the scoring in the first half in a game in which England always looked in control on their way to the last four.