Last night saw a coming-of-age performance from Liverpool’s Ben Doak, on loan at Middlesbrough this season, during Scotland’s UEFA Nations League game victory Croatia.
Doak, 18, was the star of the show at Hampden Park, earning the player of the match award as well as widespread praise from fans of Liverpool, Boro and Scotland on social media.
READ MORE: Liverpool IN TALKS for Milos Kerkez transfer
Up against Josko Gvardiol, at £77million the most expensive defender of all time, the young winger was a constant threat down the right flank.
Time and again he was content to receive the ball and run directly at Gvardiol. In one timeless first-half moment, he spun the ball through the Manchester City man’s legs before scampering down the right side to make a chance.
