Supporters of Premier League giants Liverpool have flooded to social media on Friday, to reveal their excitement regarding the talents of an up-and-coming member of the club’s youth setup.
The player in question? Ben Doak.
For those not aware, Jurgen Klopp’s troops were back in action a short time ago.
Ahead of the imminent post-World Cup return of English football, the Reds saw out their final warm-up fixture, in a friendly showdown with Italian champions AC Milan.
And, safe to say it proved an altogether productive evening’s work for Klopp and co.
En route to an eventual 4-1 triumph, all of Mohamed Salah, Thiago Alcantara and Darwin Nunez (2) managed to find the net.
Instead, this honour has been reserved for the aforementioned Ben Doak.
After being rewarded for his stellar efforts at academy level with a spot in the Merseysiders’ travelling squad to Dubai last week, Doak, a summer arrival at Anfield, was introduced for the final ten minutes of action against AC Milan.
And, despite his limited time on the pitch, the teenage talent went on to make a telling impact.
Amid a thoroughly impressive cameo, which saw him showcase both his directness and final ball, Doak teed up Nunez’s 2nd of the night by means of a perfectly-weighted assist:
🤝| Doak x Núñez! pic.twitter.com/3gkWotLIgq
— The Kopite Podcast (@KopitePodcast) December 16, 2022
And Liverpool’s supporters have since responded in their numbers, hailing Doak as a star in the making over the years to come:
Ben Doak is going to be some player. pic.twitter.com/p3pDl9A8bN
— The Anfield Wrap (@TheAnfieldWrap) December 16, 2022
I love doak, he is so brave, just wants to run at defenses and cause havoc, boy is he good 💯💉
— DARWIN GAKPO (@time_lfc7) December 16, 2022
He’s our king
Ben Doak
Running down the wing
Scottish Ronaldinho
All hail Ben Doak— Mr Khalif🇿🇦 (@IdrisKhalif) December 16, 2022
So Ben Doak doing assists after only being on the pitch a few minutes. Kids gonna be a star.
— Jay-Rome (@ski7z) December 16, 2022
Doak is the one who is ready now to start
— Mario DePascal (@MarioDePascal) December 16, 2022
Ben Doak is actually brazy, we don’t need a new attacker lowkey, just develop him
— 😵💫 (@Footydolo) December 16, 2022
ben doak is a special, special player. he’s gonna be unreal man 🔥
— jude🇮🇪🇨🇦 (@weejoe0) December 16, 2022
I know we’ve only seen a few glimpses of him but Ben Doak is going to be one hell of a player for us…
— Mike (@MichaelG31) December 16, 2022
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