Como head coach Cesc Fabregas hammered former Tottenham star Dele Alli.

Como were trailing 2-1 at the time, with former Arsenal midfielder Fabregas turning to the former Tottenham playmaker to find the goal that could have secured a point for his side.

Delle Alli was sent off just 10 minutes into his debut for the Serie A outfit, although he certainly had sympathy from fans.

Instead, Fabregas was left raging at the 28-year-old and had very little sympathy for his player, describing the incident involving Loftus-Cheek as a ‘tackle that hurts to watch’ in his post-match press conference.

In a post-match interview with DAZN, Fabregas admitted that Alli ‘perhaps didn’t deserve his opportunity’, having only actually trained with the Como squad for a fortnight as he tries to resurrect his career.

Speaking after the game, Fabregas said: “It was at that moment when Milan went 2-1 up and Sergi Roberto was meant to come on, but I’d prefer to give him another two weeks to train so he can be ready to start against Empoli.

“Dele Alli is a player who can score goals, he perhaps didn’t deserve this opportunity because he has only been working with us for two weeks and has a lot to improve. It is a grave mistake, one that we should not see from a player of his experience

“It was a clear red card, there’s nothing to be said about that, he left the team down to 10 men during a crucial moment when we were pushing for 2-2. That is the most negative thing about this evening, but we keep going.”

Despite seeing red on his Serie A debut, some fans felt Alli was harshly treated as he made his first appearance in 748 days.

England defender Walker could clearly be seen begging with the referee not to send Alli off, but the writing was on the wall once the VAR replays slowed down the incident.

In defence of Alli, one fan wrote on X: “That’s a yellow. The force is so little. Slow motion makes it look 10x harder.”

Another said: “Even Walker was saying to not give him a red for it. That’s actually heartbreaking.”

While a third added: “Guy can’t catch a break. Hope this doesn’t ruin it for him.”

Another tweeted: “Feel for Dele, man has gone through so much s**t and now this.”

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