Sir Kenny Dalglish has talked up Liverpool prodigy Ben Doak's chances of turning out for Scotland
Doak, 17, is enjoying a breakout season at Anfield after joining from Celtic in 2022
The lightning-fast winger - who hails from Dalry, a small town in Ayrshire - is already being tipped to represent his country at Euro 2024
Jurgen Klopp is a huge fan of Doak, too, describing him as "special" and urging his more experienced players to give him the ball more often following his first appearance this season.
Reds legend dalglish, a fellow Scot, has this week heaped praise on the teenage sensation, believing that he could well be on the plane to Germany next June
Dalglish
"He's only a baby, isn't he?"
"He's done really well in just a year-and-a-half. He'll not be far away from it [Scotland].
"He was on the bench at Brighton [last weekend] and he came on in the Europa League.
"If he just handles it properly, he’s got a lot of things going for him. He's got more going for him than going against him."
Dalglish added
"The expectation has to be controlled. You cannot maybe control the expectation of the media, but it certainly needs controlled by him.
"He's obviously impressed Jurgen and whoever else with the first-team and also at the training facilities. He's going well. [There are] two things [about going to Germany with Scotland]. Let's get there first.
"And then Steve can assess what players he's got. But if the wee man keeps continuing… he's going to go through a spell where it's not going as well for him as he'd want
Dalglish continued:
"It's happening all the time that there's someone coming through. That's a reflection on how improved the national team's results have been. We've got better players to choose from. If he [Doak] continues in the samec vein, keeps his feet on the ground, he won’t have a problem.
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