Liverpool have found ‘next Phil Foden’ amid ‘outstanding’ claim – pundit
Liverpool star Ben Doak could be the next Phil Foden.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, former Tottenham and Aston Villa defender praised Jurgen Klopp for the way he is handling Doak’s step up to the first team.
The 17-year-old has already chalked up some minutes for the first team this season, being subbed on in their 1-1 draw with Chelsea on the opening day of the season.
Doak has been named on the bench for the rest of the Reds’ Premier League matches so far this season.
The winger has made six senior appearances so far but has mostly been playing in Premier League 2 for Liverpool’s Under-21s.
When asked if Liverpool made the right decision not sending Doak out on loan this term, Hutton told Football Insider: “I can see both sides.
“Obviously they do not want to rush him in and expose him to this too early. I think they are doing the right thing, getting him round the first team, giving him minutes here and there, introducing him slowly to what it could be like in the future.
“I think he is an outstanding footballer. He is still so young so there is no rush as this moment in time.
“I think it is a good thing to have him round the first team. You look at Phil Foden, he never went out on loan. To be around that environment and learning daily, I think that could be good for his progression at this moment in time and , who knows, you could be looking at the next Foden.“
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