Rio Ngumoha, Liverpool’s future star, said his teammates had been pushing him to show off his abilities prior to his incredible winner over Newcastle.
The 16-year-old sealed victory at St. James’ Park well into the tenth minute of extra time, thereby cemented his place in Anfield history as the Reds’ youngest Premier League goalscorer ever and the fourth-youngest of all clubs.
Ngumoha Happy To Score His First Goal For Liverpool
Ngumoha looked back on the moment boss Arne Slot summoned him from the substitutes’ bench, explaining: “It was crazy.
“He just looked at me, pointed at me, like ‘just quickly get ready’. You just have to come on and make an impact and luckily thank god I did that, just a proud moment.”
Will Osula’s goal for 10-man Newcastle, who had dominated the second period despite being down a player, was immediately followed by the teenager’s introduction. H e sneak in at the far post and remained composed to beat Nick Pope and at St. James’ Park.
“All of my team-mates, they’re all encouraging me to – if it’s on – to beat my man or take them on,” Ngumoha continued.
“But I’ve just got to mix it up sometimes because if there’s two players there then there might be a pass, a one-two, and then get it back and find myself in a scoring area.
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