Rio Ngumoha Sets Sights on Stunning Liverpool Again: Can He Pull Off Another Shocker?
The London-born teenager swapped Chelsea’s academy setup for Liverpool shortly after his 16th birthday, already dubbed one of English football’s rising stars.
Within months, Ngumoha became involved in senior training, appearing on the substitutes’ bench for a League Cup tie against Southampton.
Before long, he was named in the starting line-up as Liverpool boss Arne Slot selected a second-string XI to face Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup, before featuring – and scoring – at Anfield during pre-season just gone.
Rio Ngumoha has already leapfrogged Liverpool teammate Federico Chiesa in Arne Slot’s pecking order
But, it was in the 100th-minute at St. James’ Park when Ngumoha, 16 at the time, well-and-truly arrived on the scene. Mo Salah’s ball across the Newcastle box was dummied by Dominik Szoboszlai for the teenage forward to stroke past Nick Pope with the surety and precision of the man who set him up.
Listed as a right-footed left-winger, Ngumoha is a straight-line attacker, comfortable on both feet and a fearless dribbler who’ll run at his man, leaving defenders’ legs in a tangle. Akin to a bowling ball making light work of remaining pins, Ngumoha has bamboozled youth team defences at Cobham and the AXA Training Centre, because, of course, opponents find the only recourse to the youngster’s skill is to double and triple up on him.
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