Dele Alli feels a combination of "arrogance and overconfidence" led to Tottenham's 2-1 defeat against Manchester United on Wednesday, as Jose Mourinho endured a miserable return to the Theatre of Dreams.
Alli felt Spurs underperformed throughout the 90 minutes, failing to match United's intensity while losing out in personal duels across the pitch.
"It's difficult when you lose to take any positives," the England midfielder said post-match.
"We know what we had to do. We had to match their energy. We lost the game not by them outplaying us - just attitude. We weren't hungry enough and we were slow to every second ball, losing 50-50s.
"Maybe it was a little bit of arrogance and overconfidence. We've been playing well.
You have to have confidence and arrogance in games like this but have to use it in the right way. We were a bit sloppy but you can't do it in games like this or you'll get punished.
"We've spent a lot of years together. We have to learn from this. Games like this bring your feet back down.
"We want to win any game and you want to win for the new manager at his old place."
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