'I saw Rio Ngumoha deliver another exciting glimpse with next Liverpool step already clear'
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesRio NgumohaLiverpool made it through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup by beating Wolves, with Rio Ngumoha offering the latest exciting glimpse of his talent under Arne SlotRio Ngumoha is challenged by Joao Gomes during the FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Wolves.(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Step by step. Liverpool must instead continue to move forward, and Ngumoha certainly helped there.In the first half, the teenager was running into a sea of bodies and he couldn’t really get a shot or a cross away.
In the second, he found that more spaces opened up — there possibly lies another argument for continuing to use him mainly as a sub — and that was when he came into his own a lot more.READ MORE: Liverpool player ratings, winners and losers vs Wolves as Andy Robertson and 5 more stand outREAD MORE: Rio Ngumoha sends Liverpool message as Arne Slot changes pay off - 5 talking points vs WolvesAcross the 90 minutes, Ngumoha only gave the ball away three times with passes, showing how he looked after it and made the right call to go backwards at times, remaining patient. "I know it's an FA Cup match, but two Premier League sides playing against each other."If you're then able already to impact it with some very good one-v-one situations, that is also what makes him special because there are not many players in modern football that can take one-v-ones on.Rio Ngumoha applauds the Liverpool fans his star showing in the 3-1 FA Cup victory at Wolves(Image: Nigel French/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)"That's something he can do.
He also — in my opinion — did better than three days ago because he kept the ball more."Ngumoha helped open up spaces and he looked really comfortable whenever he was in possession. He enjoys covering Liverpool's youth teams, as well as the first team, and is an FA-qualified football coach and referee.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCWolverhampton Wanderers FCFA CupRio Ngumoha