🎧 I've never seen a winger like Ben Doak - Townsend
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Former England international Andros Townsend said he's "never seen a winger who can dribble with both feet" like Ben Doak.
The 19-year-old is on loan at Championship side Middlesbrough from Liverpool and starred for Scotland during their Nations League wins over Croatia and Poland.
"He was brilliant, so fearless," Townsend said of Doak's performance in the 1-0 victory against Croatia on BBC's Monday Night Club.
"We're talking about [Josko] Gvardiol, the most expensive defender in the world and he was just running at him. He was taking him on, he was doing tricks.
"But the thing that impressed me most as a winger myself is he can dribble with both feet, so you don't know what he's going to do.
"Most wingers now, they have a competitive weaker foot but I've never seen a winger be able to dribble with both feet.
"He can dribble with his right foot or make that nice angle with his left foot and come inside and get shots off. Very impressed with him as a whole."
Doak has scored once and delivered three assists in 10 Championship appearances for Boro this season, who are seventh in the table and chasing promotion.
The teenager also assisted John McGinn's opener in the dramatic 2-1 win over Poland in Warsaw on Monday night.
Ex-Norwich, Blackburn and Celtic striker Chris Sutton said the word "fearless" is a "great description" of Doak.
"That's what he is," said Sutton. "I think he's made the right move in terms of going out on loan at Middlesbrough. He's getting game time."
