Ben Doak blows Jurgen Klopp away as Liverpool boss hails 'special' starlet after outshining Gakpo, Szoboszlai and Diaz
dailyrecord.co.ukJurgen Klopp admits it was "special" watching Ben Doak link up with Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz and Dominik Szoboszlai in an explosive front four against Leicester.Doak scored his first goal for the Anfield giants in Singapore after emerging as one of ten half-time substitutes.
It was a new shape with Liverpool taking on a 4-2-3-1 rather than their usual 4-3-3 and Doak played off the right, ghosting in to head home their fourth goal in the friendly rout.
The former Celtic kid, just 17, is expected to grow into a key player for the Reds and Klopp has been effusive in his praise in the past.And speaking after the game, he lavished praise on the Scotland U21 starlet for the 'special' impact he made alongside three of his senior teammates.
Klopp was asked for an assessment of Alexis Mac Allister's performance but the German's stream-of-consciousness style of answering questions soon led him to the young Scot.He said: "Good player (Mac Allister).
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