Doak 'now a marked man' - Scottish gossip

Scotland winger Ben DoakImage source, SNS
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Ben Doak featured in Scotland's recent Nations League wins

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Scotland winger Ben Doak's performances have made him a marked man, says his Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick. (Herald - subscription), external

Former Inter Milan, Juventus and Lazio player Hernanes praises Napoli and Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, 27, describing him as "elegant". (Sun), external

McTominay helped Serie A leaders Napoli beat Roma 1-0 on Sunday but fellow Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour was left on the bench. (Scotsman - subscription), external

Rangers goalkeeper and vice-captain Jack Butland insists the Ibrox club are still in a title race, despite being eight points behind Aberdeen and 11 off Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic. (Mail), external

Steven Gerrard would have liked to take Michael Beale to Al-Ettifaq sooner, had Beale not been in charge of Rangers at the time. (Record), external

Sam Dalby feels he has one up on team-mate at parent club Wrexham after scoring against Rangers at Ibrox on Saturday, something former United and Hibernian forward Fletcher is yet to do. (Courier - subscription), external

Christos Tzolis scored four of Club Bruges' goals in their 7-0 Saturday defeat of Sint-Truidense and exclaimed his side are "ready" for Wednesday's Champions League trip to Celtic Park. (Herald - subscription), external

Former Aberdeen forward Bojan Miovski scored his first La Liga goals in Girona's 4-1 Saturday win over Espanyol, much to the delight of his manager Michel. (Record), external

Josh Mulligan believes it's time for Dundee to kick on following their 4-1 defeat of Hibernian on Saturday. (Courier - subscription), external

Josh Nisbet jokes he will need to tip the striker coach at Ross County after scoring in the 2-1 win over Motherwell. (Press and Journal - subscription), external

Ayr United manager Scott Brown has spent almost £2m on a new house featuring a swimming pool. (Sun), external

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