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Rio Ngumoha explains 'crazy' phone call and offers Liverpool solution to Andoni Iraola problem

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Just try to help the team as much as I can, really."I think being unpredictable off both sides is key. Obviously, everyone knows I can play on the left, but on the right I feel like I’m improving and I’m getting better.



"I got the call-up just before the last game of the season, the technical director of the FA texted me saying ‘I need to chat with you’.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page"And then he just told me I’m going to be in the training camp, which is good.

Then I got there, then met everyone, training was top, and I got to play. It was an unreal experience I will never forget."I knew that there was no pressure from my side so I could just go out there and express myself and enjoy the occasion."Speaking to liverpoolfc.com, Ngumoha also highlighted how he is now viewed by the senior Liverpool players and praised the support he has received from the Anfield fanbase."At the start, they (the squad) just knew me as an exciting young player that’s coming up," he said."But now I feel like they really see me as one of them, even though I’m still young and they also treat me as a young player, they also treat me like one of them as well."It was very good last season, obviously not from the team point of view, but I experienced a lot and gained a lot of experience last season."The fans are amazing.