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Ben Doak owes 'everything' to Celtic as he explains Hoops exit and Liverpool ace he's learning from

Ben Doak says the top standard at Liverpool was a driving factor behind his move from Celtic to Anfield.

Hoops boss Ange Postecoglou was an admirer of the teenage winger and handed him some senior minutes in a derby match against Rangers, but the youngster opted to move to Merseyside for cash in the region £600,000 earlier this year. He's hit top form since moving south, netting in the UEFA Youth League and scoring on his Scotland U21s debut.

Now he's getting to learning from someone like Liverpool star Mo Salah but the 16-year-old says the decision to leave Celtic was difficult. He told the Scottish Sun: "At first, the decision to leave wasn’t an easy one. But once I went down and saw the standards and the facilities, it’s top level.

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