Ben Doak: Scotland U-17 blow over ex-Celtic ace as Liverpool teen backed to reach 'the very top'

Scotland Under-17s will have to make do without one of the very best stars for the European Championships in Israel next month with the news Ben Doak is unavailable due to injury.

The teenage sensation recently completed a move to Liverpool from Celtic having already made two appearances for Ange Postecoglou, such is the promise of the forward.

Doak helped Brian McLaughlin’s side reach the finals of the tournament, where they have been drawn in a group with Portugal, Sweden and Denmark, with a hat-trick in a 6-1 win over Georgia in qualification, as well as providing an assist in a 2-2 draw with Czech Republic.

"I'm really disappointed for him because his attitude since I first got to know and work with him in June has been terrific,” McLaughlin said. “It would have been good to see him play against the very best in Europe, but he'll just need to recover from his injury, continue to train the way he trains and he will get other chances to play against the best at another time.

"It's not a serious injury. It's one of those injuries that trying to play three games in a week and with the amount of games and playing on hard surfaces in that type of weather in Israel wouldn't have helped him.

"We won't take a chance on any young player.”

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