Tottenham Hotspur beat Arsenal 2-0 in the second North London Derby of the season on Wednesday.
The Lilywhites sent Arsenal out of the Carabao Cup with the victory which saw goals from Son Heung Min and Dele Alli.
But this game will be known for all the wrong reasons, much like a few other matches which have taken place in London over the course of the current month.
After Alli had scored the second goal of the game and more or less secured the win a random Arsenal fan decided to throw a water bottle at the player while was about to take a throw-in.
Everyone expected Dele Alli to respond with anger given his past actions but the England international chose to have a rather calm reaction and just responded with showing the scoreline with his hands to the Arsenal fans.
And this gesture from Dele Alli seems to have won over his manager Mauricio Pochettino.
‘I think it was an amazing reaction,’ said Pochettino.
‘In another country maybe player go down on the pitch and create a big problem. Dele is so honest and professional.
‘He behaved really, really well. His behaviour was top. I think the Arsenal people, the club, must be grateful with him.’
Arsenal released a statement which read: “We have all been embarrassed by the individual who threw a bottle at Dele Alli during Wednesday night’s match against Tottenham Hotspur.
“Behaviour of this type has no place at Emirates Stadium and after analysing CCTV footage, which showed him leaving the stadium after throwing the bottle, we have identified an image of the suspect. We are liaising with the Metropolitan Police and investigations continue in order to apprehend the culprit.
“We are not responsible for the actions of one individual, but send our apologies to Dele Alli and everyone at Tottenham Hotspur for this incident.
“We do not tolerate any anti-social, discriminatory or violent behaviour at Arsenal Football Club. Anyone identified will receive a lengthy club ban and their details will be passed to the police to commence legal proceedings.”
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