Liverpool have gained another option in their attack if Ben Doak continues the progress he showed for Scotland U21s against Spain on Monday night
Such was the exclamation of Scotland under-21 boss Scot Gemmill having witnessed the Liverpool winger terrorise Spain on his first start for his country's U21s side in their UEFA European U21 Championship qualifier on Monday night in Spain.
Not surprisingly with Mohamed Salah his main competition for a place on the right side of Jurgen Klopp's impressive attack for Liverpool this season, Doak has found his appearances to have been limited. "When I saw him last year, I remember when he came on against Villa away last year , and he did that stepover and went past the full-back," Van Dijk went on to tell reporters who were at Preston for the final pre-season friendly against Darmstadt in early August.
But when the real stuff of the Premier League season has got underway, Doak has been restricted to just his 13 minutes from the bench at the end of the 1-1 opening weekend draw at Chelsea, after which he has been an unused substitute against Bournemouth, Newcastle United and Aston Villa, all of which were won by Klopp's side to ensure their strong start to the season with 10 points from 12 games, a tally only surpassed by leaders Manchester City and their 100% record after four games.
That came only days after his bow in the EFL Trophy while Doak would also become a regular in the run to the UEFA Youth League quarter-finals, contributing four goals and four assists. Indeed, his absence was keenly felt following his early substitution due to having suffered concussion in the last eight defeat at Sporting Lisbon.
"I am pretty sure his family was here. I can remember when I saw the family at the AXA when we signed the boy, how excited everybody was. Now having this night, it's the next step, it's cool. He showed up, obviously."
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