Arne Slot shows he HASN'T forgotten about Ben Doak as Liverpool boss drops big hint at bringing him home

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Arne Slot nervously joked he may have to bring Ben Doak back to Liverpool due to the injury state of play as the Scotland winger continues to prove his worth from afar.The 18-year-old joined Middlesbrough on loan late in the transfer window in search of regular football and after two games to settle in, he's started their last six on the spin.

He got off the mark in his very first start against Stoke and is adapting well to life in the Championship and his first run as a senior first-team regular.His loan move came about after Federico Chiesa's arrival at Liverpool pushed him further down the pecking order.

But with Chiesa, Diogo Jota and Harvey Elliott all injured, Slot finds himself light on forward options. And that led him to declare 'maybe we should bring Ben Doak back!'Speaking at his press conference ahead of their Carabao Cup clash with Brighton, he said: "In certain situations you'd prefer to keep (the young players) here because then they can training with you and you can implement in the best possible way your playing style, but if that means they hardly play then it doesn't lead to the progression you are hoping for.

That is the balance we always try to find."Some players we let on loan, Stefan Bajcetic is a good example of that, then you hope to see he plays a lot and has already played a few games.