The agent of Scottish whizkid Ben Doak admits the charm of Jurgen Klopp convinced him about moving to Liverpool.

Doak left Celtic for Liverpool last year.

The player's agent, former Celtic and Scotland full-back Jackie McNamara, offers an insight.

"In fairness, I thought the Old Firm game might have swung it," says McNamara to BBC Sport. "Because my whole thing was, show the kid that you're going to keep him, show him that he's not behind six or seven other players. He doesn't want to play against Civil Service Strollers in the B team.

"But for the Old Firm game he was getting bombarded for tickets, for this, for that, down where he lived in Ayrshire. He turned his phone off. You forget he was only 16. I asked what he was thinking and he just didn't want to stay.

"When Ben went down to visit Liverpool, Klopp said, 'Ah Ben, I've seen your stuff.' Straight away he was made to feel really welcome."

Tommy McIntyre, the former Celtic B team manager, recalls that a "posse" of interested clubs were swarming after Doak's top-team exposure.

"Celtic did try their very best to keep him," says McIntyre. "They gave him that platform to perform on the big stage, but it was ultimately his decision.

"He was always highly thought of. It was only age that prevented me bringing him in earlier to the B team, as you need to be 16.

"He wasn't with me long before Ange took him up to the first team. He's so exciting because he's a player that gets fans off their seat - when he gets the ball, he's so direct. He's got blistering pace and has a trick as well. He can get past people, he provides crosses into the box, he creates chances, he finishes."