Owen Beck showed glimpses of his potential at Wanderers but his time in League One ultimately didn’t work out.

However, the Liverpool youngster has made a positive impression at Dundee after joining the Scottish Premiership side on a season-long loan over the summer.

Manager Tony Docherty is pleased with the impact Beck has made since heading north of the border but believes he still has more to offer.

“He is showing a real level of consistency,” Docherty told The Courier. “I was really pleased with him against Celtic and I thought against St Johnstone he was outstanding offensively and defensively.

“People automatically say things when you lose goals at the back post but it wasn’t Owen’s fault.

“He was also good against Hearts and I think he is showing real consistency. He is developing as a footballer and a young man.

“So I am really pleased with him and his progress but he is the first to admit that he won’t be complacent. There is more to come and there is better to come.”

Beck is playing alongside Amadou Bakayoko at Dundee. The former Wanderers striker joined the Scottish club on a season-long loan from Forest Green over the summer following their relegation from League One.

Docherty’s side currently sit ninth in the Scottish top flight, having won one of their opening six games in the league.

The boss added: “It is a process of sitting down with Owen, and having sat down with Liverpool as well, to see what he needs to develop as a talented footballer.

“He is on schedule at the moment but we can’t relax on that. He needs to keep improving and getting better but I think Saturday (against Kilmarnock) was another indication of just how far he is coming along.

“There was so much competition for Owen but as a club and as a recruitment team, we worked really hard to get him here.

“We did a lot of background stuff on him and did everything necessary to encourage him to come to Dundee.

“He chose us and I thought it was a bit of a coup at the time. With all our loan players, it is important you work with them in terms of trying to develop them.”