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‘Huge future ahead of him’: Media wowed by Liverpool 17-year-old’s ‘electric’ display v Milan today

Giuseppe Labellarte

Fri 16 December 2022 19:45, UK

Liverpool faced AC Milan in Friday’s Dubai Super Cup💦 clash at the Al-Maktoum Stadium.

Juꦅrgen Klopp’s Reds hammered the Rossoneri 4-1 in normal time. However, Liverpool went on to lose the ensuing penalty shootout.

The Anfield outf𝓡it took the lead after jusꦡt five minutes.

Joel Ma💫tip embarked on a forward run and combined with Roberto Firmino to set up Mohamed Salah for an easy finish.

However, Milan equalised on 29 minutes through Alexis Saelema𓆉ekers, who cut inside and fired past Caoimhin Kelleher.

Four minutes before tඣhe break, Liverpool went in front again as Thiago Alcantara fired home from the edge of the box.

Klopp resisted making any sꦰubstitutions at the interval, instead saving them for just before the hour and🅺 onwards.

Two substitutes combined for goal 🌳number three, as Bobby Clark played a superb pass for Darwin Nune♍z to finish on 82 minutes.

Another sub, Ben Doak, he😼lped make it four as he raced down the rig♊ht wing and squared for Nunez to tap in.

In the ensuing mandatory post-match penalty shoot🎶out, Liverpool lost🤡 4-3.

‘Brilliant’

Nun🌄ez aside, quite a few players impressed for Liverpool, including several youngsters.

Doak was one of 🔯those, with several media outlets singing his praises.

The gave the 17-year-old an 8 out of 10 rating for his efforts▨ on the day.

‘Replaced Salah late on,’ they wrote. ‘And hit the post in the final minutes before a brilliant piece of winꦐg play put it on a plate for Nunez’s second.

‘Almost scored himself in stoppage time. A huge futu♒re ahead of him.’

Likewise, went with 8 out of 10 for Doak.

🌳‘Might have played just 10 minutes but the 17-year-old was electric,’ they wrote.

‘Constantly put M༺ilan on the back foot, assisted Nunez’s second and almost had a goal of his own.’

Finally, 90Min awarded him a 7 out of 10.

‘Rattled the post with a low, driven shot after coming on, before assisting Nunez,’ they wrote. ‘Brilliant came🐼o for the teenager.’

Described by James Milner as having ‘absolutely incredible’ abilities, Doa𓆉k is one of Liver🦂pool’s most exciting youngsters.

 for Doak in💧 March, and he’s already 🧸playing for the Under-21s.

In addition, he made his 🔯senior debut not long ago, featuring against Derby County in the Carabao Cup.