Having impressed without being particularly productive, the on-loan Liverpool winger teed up goals for Delano Burgzorg and Finn Azaz in Middlesbrough's 5-1 demolition of Luton Town last weekend.
The Scotland international's electric contribution on the right of Boro's front four underlined how influential he has become to Michael Carrick's side since arriving from Anfield in the summer and why he might just emerge as a Championship Player of the Year contender.
Carrick has consistently tempered expectations when it comes to Doak, insisting that the 19-year-old needs to be "carefully managed", "looked after" and "taken care of" in his first season as a regular starter.
Yet his performances - typified by fearless and direct dribbling increasingly demand inclusion and Reds boss Arne Slot even joked about recalling the youngster in a recent media briefing.
Curiously, Doak wasn't supposed to go anywhere this season. Signed from Celtic, for whom he made his professional debut shortly after turning 16, Doak had featured in ten first-team games for Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp and was an established back-up to the starting XI.
But the £12m signing of Italy winger Federico Chiesa from Juventus in late August prompted a hasty rethink.
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CLASSY CURTIS GETS HIS REWARD
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STATS ALL RIGHT FOR STUDIOUS MK BOSS SCOTT
MK Dons boss Scott Lindsey has highlighted the importance of statistics following his side's recent good form.
SMITH'S FRATTON STUNNER IS TOPS!
MICHAEL Smith's stunning strike for Sheffield Wednesday against Portsmouth has won him the Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month award for October - but he admitted it could have gone 'over the stand'!
RED DRAGONS SUFER TRIPLE INJURY SETBACK
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FORMER Rotherham, Hull and Sheffield Wednesday defender Guy Branston has launched a new AI venture that he says will revolutionise the way clubs engage with their fans.
STRIKER BISHOP JUST SO GLAD TO BE BACK
COLBY Bishop has expressed his delight at making an emotional goalscoring return for Portsmouth following open heart surgery this summer.
HUNGRY JAMIE'S IN GOAL GROOVE
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TASTY TERRIERS TAKE A BITE OUT OF UNITED'S YOUNG GUNS
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KENNY RECEIVES PRAISE OF BOSS BONNER
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WEAVER HAPPY TO GIVE ACE ENO HIS SHOT
HARROGATE Town boss Simon Weaver is hoping new striker Eno Nto can solve the Sulphurites' woes in front of goal.
