The midfielder was part of the MK Dons side who
shocked Louis van Gaal & Co. in the League Cup last season, and
could now make his Spurs bow at Old Trafford on Saturday
Alli was part of the MK Dons team that shocked United with a four-goal victory in the League Cup in August last year as Louis van Gaal struggled in the early days of his tenure.
The 19-year-old is eyeing his Spurs and Premier League debut as the new season gets underway at Old Trafford, as well as another big win, when he meets the 20-time champions once again.
"It would be a dream come true for me to play against United," Alli told reporters.
"Obviously I played against them before for MK, when we won 4-0. That was a surreal night. Hopefully we can repeat that, but I think it might be tough.
"The MK Dons game was a bit surreal. It was a game we didn’t really expect to win, let alone win by that much. We showed the world what we could do that night.
"We had a good year as a team and that was one of the stand-out matches. It was a great platform for the club and me, and a few of the other players. We showed everybody what we could do. So you could say it helped me get noticed.
"Hopefully, I can get into the team for the Manchester United game, which feels a bit unreal saying that. I would like to play as much as I can and help the team as much as I can this season."
Alli, who joined Tottenham for £5 million in February before being loaned back to MK Dons for the rest of the season, started the friendly loss to Real Madrid which saw him nutmeg ex-Spurs man Luka Modric.
"He was very good about it in the tunnel afterwards and we had a laugh about it. He shook my hand and said to me ,'You little bugger', or something like that," Alli said.
"I did think about how far I had come a bit after the game. But hopefully I am going to play in many big games now, so I can’t afford to get carried away with it."
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