Ngumoha had Liverpool followers questioning in pre-season if he may very well be a part of the primary workforce this yr.
He began a pre-season pleasant towards Athletic Bilbao on the left wing – and towards that calibre of opposition he caught the attention, as he has completed all summer season.
{The teenager} scored in simply the second minute, operating on to a unfastened ball in his personal half earlier than racing ahead and curling a superb effort in from 20 yards.
He triggered the La Liga aspect all types of issues along with his dribbling and trickery.
The 16-year-old left to a standing ovation halfway by means of the second half.
“He’s such a superb prospect,” stated ex-Reds defender Gary Gillespie on LFC TV after that recreation.
“The tough is managing expectations nevertheless it’s arduous to place a lid on it.”
Slot stated after the Bilbao recreation: “Rio is displaying issues each time in pre-season.”
Ngumoha’s efficiency that day got here on the again of an help towards AC Milan and purpose towards Yokohama F. Marinos in Asian friendlies.
In January, Ngumoha turned the youngest participant to start out a match for Liverpool – aged 16 years and 135 days outdated – within the 4-0 win over Accrington within the FA Cup.
However that was his solely first-team look of the marketing campaign and he didn’t make the bench for a Premier League recreation till the opening recreation of this season towards Bournemouth.
After the tragic dying of Diogo Jota and the gross sales of Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz, Slot has a senior ahead line of Salah, Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo.
Now Ngumoha has made his breakthrough and Liverpool will hope his thrilling intervention at Newcastle is the beginning of one thing huge.
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