Dele Ali sends message to critics in Rare start following Man Of The Match performance for Besiktas

Dele Alli sent a message to his haters after he scored and put in a Man of the Match display for Besiktas - before 'shushing' the Turkish side's fans after their win on Friday night.

The  midfielder was superb in their 3-0 victory in the Turkish Super Lig over Alanyaspor after he was surprisingly named in the starting IX by manager Senol Gunes.

His performance came at the right time as the ex Tottenham star has endured a miserable spell in Turkey and has been unable to make an impact, appearing just 11 times before Friday, despite much expectation upon his arrival.

After scoring, the 26-year-old ran towards the irrational Bestikas fans before sitting on the ground cross-legged next to his team-mate Welinton.

He then put both fingers in his ears, sending a clear message to his critics over recent months. 

Alli was substituted off after 86 minutes and applauded by the Bestikas supporters, before he appeared to send another message at full-time.

🥳 Beşiktaşlı futbolcular, taraftarlarıyla galibiyetin coşkusunu yaşıyor! #BJKvALY pic.twitter.com/B32OUp892G

— beIN SPORTS Türkiye (@beINSPORTS_TR) January 27, 2023

As his team celebrated on the pitch, Alli light-heartedly 'shushed' the Besiktas faithful.

The 26-year-old's performance comes after news broke earlier this month that Besiktas reportedly want to send Dele Alli back to Everton due his struggles - but any return seems unlikely with there not thought to be a break clause in his loan agreement. 

It also comes just weeks after Gunes had slammed Alli, and claimed 'he doesn't deserve to play'.