Liverpool news: Ben Doak named in prestigious NXGN list alongside Gavi & Endrick

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Liverpool youngster Ben Doak has been named as part of the NXGN list as one of the 50 best wonderkids in the world.

GOAL, who put the list together annually included the youngster, once compared to Wayne Rooney by agent Jamie McNamara in their prestigious list.

Liverpool talent Ben Doak has been named alongside the likes of Barcelona’s Gavi, Real Madrid’s Endrick and Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho and that too, officially in the NXGN list.

Liverpool youngster Ben Doak named in NXGN list

Pep Ljinders once lauded the gifted winger’s ‘technical’ ability, while revealing how he told Jurgen Klopp that if he was a marquee signing, those at the club would be blown away by the magic he was producing in training.

It seems the talent Ben Doak speaks for itself, as the Liverpool wideman has been included alongside some of the biggest and best wonderkids on the planet in the esteemed NXGN list.

This is what GOAL had to say about the 17-year-old:

“Hailed as a “natural force” by Jurgen Klopp, Doak has wasted little time in making an impact at Liverpool having joined the Reds from Celtic in a £600,000 deal over the summer.

“The 17-year-old winger, who has been likened to Wayne Rooney due to his aggression and physicality when in possession, has already become the youngest Scot to appear in the Premier League and is an U21 international.”

“Though he currently has the likes of Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz ahead of him in the pecking order at Anfield, it won’t be long before Doak is pushing Liverpool’s established forwards for a starting berth.”

Ben Doak should be tested in the first-team next season

Considering Liverpool have one of the best wonderkids in Europe in Ben Doak, they should put the NXGN starlet’s talent to test by using him as a backup to Mohamed Salah.

The Egyptian winger has showcased his magnificence in flashes this season and considering the club look like they could miss out on the Champions League, why shy away from finding an in-house solution?

Doak could perhaps solve a headache for Klopp with his key man struggling to deliver if given his much-awaited big break in the starting lineup for time to time.