Former Celtic starlet Ben Doak has continued his progression at Liverpool by being called up to take part in the first team winter training camp.

The 17-year-old, who recently made his debut for the Reds in the League Cup against Derby County, has seen his star rise at a rapid rate in recent months.

He has scored eight goals and provided six assists in 16 appearances for the youth teams at Anfield this season.

The Merseyside club have travelled to Dubai, where Jurgen Klopp's men will take on Lyon and AC Milan in a friendly tournament.

Doak will be hoping for some game time during the two matches, ahead of Liverpool's first game back after the World Cup break against Manchester City in the League Cup.

He has also been capped for Scotland's U21s and will be looking to keep himself in Billy Stark's plans.

Another previous Parkhead prospect Jackson Irvine has detailed how surreal it was to play against Argentina captain Lionel Messi.

The midfielder, now on the books of German side St Pauli, was part of the Socceroos team that lost 2-1 to the Argentines in the last 16 of the World Cup.

Despite the disappointment the 29-year-old, who was a youth player at Celtic and has had spells at Kilmarnock, Ross County and Hibernian, was keen to stress how delighted he was to play against the former Barcelona man.

Speaking to The Mail+, he said: "For a player like myself, who has never played at the highest level domestically, it was probably the only chance we will ever get to share the pitch with Messi — arguably the greatest player of all time.

"Obviously it’s a bit surreal, but it’s a moment to reflect on at the end of the tournament, I guess.

"A moment to look back on and say: 'I got to play with one of the greatest.'"

Graham Arnold's men were undone by a classic Messi finish and a goal from Manchester City's Julian Alvarez.

This brought to an end a successful campaign in Qatar for Australia who exceeded all expectations to make it out of their group, which included France and Denmark.

Irvine went on to detail how despite the Socceroos' best efforts, the PSG forward just had too much quality for them to deal with in the end.

"He picks and chooses his moments of when to come to life," he continued.

"When he does, it’s hard to stop. We controlled him so well throughout most of the first half.

"We were playing really well and then it’s that one little moment, that one half-metre you give him in the box.

"We’ve seen it hundreds of times and he is so ruthless, so clinical.

"Ultimately that was the difference."

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