As an 18-year-old, Rio Ngumoha has more or less established himself in the first team with Andoni Iraola. Last season, when things were going well for Arne Slot, Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard almost begged the Dutchman to get on with Ngumoha to lift the Liverpool attack. So when Ngumoha points out another teenager at Liverpool that we need to keep an eye on, we listen.
19-year-old Trey Nyoni already has 454 minutes in the first team this season, spread over 10 games. A player Iraola chooses to have on the pitch against opponents such as Villareal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham.
Rio Ngumoha promises we’ve only seen the beginning from Nyoni.
-Trey is top. You haven’t even seen him at his top level,” Rio begins about Nyoni to Sporty TV.
-He definitely has a new level to go at, and he is only 19. The only limit is the imagination for Trey, and I am very happy that he gets the minutes he can show off, and also show everyone else how good he is. Yes, he is top, Rio boasts.
For us, it is a long-term sign of quality for a club, when academy players are given the opportunity, are lifted up and respond immediately to the trust.
We do as Ngumoha recommends, keep a close eye on Nyoni when the referee blows the whistle for Liverpool.
