Dele Alli reveals truth behind Jose Mourinho 'lazy' comment in emotional interview with ex-Man United ace Gary Neville

Dele Alli has revealed Jose Mourinho apologised for calling him lazy during a Tottenham team meeting within days of making the comment, but feels the comment has stuck with him.

Dele spoke to Gary Neville on a special episode of The Overlap in partnership with Sky Bet. In an emotional interview that covered a range of personal issues from his mental health to a recent rehab visit in America, Dele opened up on his recent battle with a sleeping tablet addiction and how he was molested by a friend of his mum's aged six.

The Everton midfielder also discussed his thoughts on retiring at just 24 and how important his adopted family and former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino were for his well-being. And he touched on the Amazon Prime documentary that went behind the scenes at Spurs when Dele was a player and former United manager Mourinho was in charge.

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The Portuguese labelled Dele 'lazy' in a team meeting in footage viewed by millions but the midfielder said what happened next was not shown in the final cut.

“I’m glad you asked me about that," said Dele, when Neville broached the subject. "So that lazy comment people all love to bring that up, that interview obviously that was on Amazon. He called me lazy – that was the day after recovery day.

"A week later he apologised to me for calling me lazy because he’d seen me actually train and play. But that wasn’t in the documentary, and no one spoke up about that because it was only me and him.

“In the team meeting he called me lazy but then one-on-one, I think it was on the pitch he apologised for it. And I didn’t think anything of it at the time because I know myself –