Arne Slot highlights Rio Ngumoha issue as Liverpool wonderkid pushes for PSG start

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SportFootballArne SlotRio Ngumoha kicked off Liverpool's 2-0 win against Fulham with a superb finish and has been tipped to start their win-or-bust Champions League clash with Paris Saint-GermainArne Slot has questioned whether Rio Ngumoha can handle the intensity of Liverpool's clash with Paris Saint-Germain - despite labelling him 'ready' to play in a game of such high magnitude. Ngumoha was a constant threat down the left flank and many fans are calling for him to start the second leg of Liverpool's Champions League quarter-final against PSG on Tuesday, with the Reds trailing 2-0 on aggregate.Impressed by the 17-year-old's display, Slot hasn't ruled out keeping him in his starting XI.

But the Liverpool boss has doubts over whether Ngumoha can replicate that level of performance given the short turnaround, having never started consecutive games since he broke into the first-team."Yeah, I think he's ready. It's not like he's less or in the beginning of the season he was a young player getting some experience with the first team.

But now he's just someone I can pick for any game. So, also the one on Tuesday."But I think in general - that's not to say about Tuesday - but in general expecting from a 17-year-old that he can play three games in six days, you could question if that's realistic, especially for the ones that have been there in Paris and saw that intensity."That's almost for every player too much, as you noticed today in my line-up, that I was aware of how intense two days ago was and how intense two days from today will be again."Should Rio Ngumoha start vs Paris Saint-Germain?