Mourinho wishes Alli happy birthday from across the street as they keep distance

Jose Mourinho wished Dele Alli a very personal happy birthday - after spotting his Spurs star across the road while out for a stroll.

The Tottenham boss was sticking to guidelines and keeping his distance when a topless Dele, who turns 24 on Saturday, stepped outside his house in North London.

Mourinho risked a telling off from police earlier this week after he appeared to flout coronavirus guidelines by taking a training session in a London park.

Pictures appeared to show the Spurs boss doing drills with club-record signing Tanguy Ndombele on Hadley Common.

Youngster Ryan Sessegnon and central defender Davinson Sanchez were also spotted jogging side by side.

Mourinho has since apologised for his actions and looked to have learned his lesson while keeping a safe distance away from Alli - who himself went on a two-night binge with the season suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak - when out and about yesterday.

The Sun's photos show Mourinho - who wore a coronavirus mask for his sunshine stroll - keeping the other side of the road while talking to his player.

The Special One, who was out at the same time as goalkeeper coach Nuno Santos and Spurs tactical analyst Ricardo Formosinho, even stopped to take a photo on his allotted period of exercise during the global pandemic.

Alli's house is just five minutes away from Mourinho.