He is a big fan of the forward.
Scotland Under 21s star Ben Doak has been urged to follow in the footsteps of Johan Cruyff by Liverpool's Dutch assistant manager Pep Lijnders.
And Liverpool No.2 Ljinders namechecked his country's most famous player when discussing the development of the 17-year-old winger. "They always said the most special players and the way we wanted to play in the past – and still with a lot of teams – is this idea of having the wingers on the outside, can create, can really use one-on-ones to disorganise the opposition with their speed.
"The good thing with Ben, in my opinion, is that he comes into a squad with so many senior players and authority... I think he's not this kind of guy but he will never make a side-step.
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