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Ben Doak has been speaking about the reason behind his move to Liverpool, and said that his decision was fuelled by a desire to train and compete at an elite level.

Doak joined the Reds as a 16-year-old two and a half years ago, with the Reds paying Celtic a compensation fee of around £600,000 ($785,000) for the youngster's services.

Doak, who is back in the Scotland squad for the upcoming games against Croatia and Portugal, explained the thinking behind his decision to join Liverpool in 2022.

“I wasn’t really thinking about playing with Scotland at that point (when Doak left Celtic for Liverpool)," Doak said.

"To be honest, I felt like that was the right move at the time to go down south and go and play and train at an elite level.

“Everyone knows how good the Liverpool squad has been and how they are doing currently.

Ben Doak in action for Liverpool.

Doak has figured five times during a loan spell with Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough, and scored his first goal in senior football during a win over Stoke at the end of September.

“I’m loving it,” Doak said of life in the Championship.

Playing games here and there, you're never going to see the best of any player.”

Doak could make his first start for Scotland against Croatia after missing Euro 2024 through injury, and he reflected on his disappointing summer ahead of Saturday's game in Zagreb.

“It was gutting, of course,” he said of missing the Euros.

Watching the games just kind of drove me on more to try and get in the squad
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