'He can cope': Arne Slot addresses Rio Ngumoha's readiness to face PSG in the Champions League

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Arne Slot sat down to address the media ahead of Tuesday night’s second leg, and the 17-year-old’s readiness for a game of this magnitude was one of the first questions put to him. But Slot knows the talent he is dealing with, as he made clear in his press conference.

He said: “He can cope with this type of game because of his personality, he doesn’t get distracted. Everyone who knows his history more knows he has had a lot of expectations for many years, and he’s always been able to focus on football and become better and stronger.“At 17 he has already had multiple starts for Liverpool.

At the highest level he is able to take 1v1s on and make it difficult for the defenders he is facing.“He has done a very good job in managing up to now but it’s a good thing to have so many experienced players around him which he has.”Photo by Daniel Chesterton/Offside/Offside via Getty ImagesSlot has no doubts about Ngumoha’s ability. That said, he does look like Liverpool’s best option on the left right now.