Rio Ngumoha now outperforming Mbappe and every Liverpool teammate in key stat after Wolves
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Rio Ngumoha, despite not coming on until the 65th minute, was one of Liverpool’s best players against Wolverhampton Wanderers.Liverpool lost 2-1, and after the match, there has been an outpouring of support from the likes of Steven Gerrard and Jeremaine Pennant for Ngumoha to start in the FA Cup on Friday evening.It’s easy to see why, given the 17-year-old is currently outperforming the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal for chances created per 90 this season. Who you dropping for Ngumoha against Wolves in the FA Cup then?
Credit: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar/Getty Images Rio Ngumoha among Europe’s best for chances created per 90 in 25/26Despite losing and scoring just one goal, Liverpool created plenty of chances against Wolves, with Ngumoha managing two during his short time on the pitch.It means that the 17-year-old is now averaging 6.3 chances created per 90 in the Premier League this season, which is among the highest in Europe and more than any other Liverpool player has managed this term.Dominik Szoboszlai, who created four against Wolves, has the joint second-highest per-90 ratio in Arne Slot’s team (2.1) alongside Florian Wirtz (2.1), the latter of whom missed the game on Tuesday due to injury.Ngumoha’s staggering ability to create chances gets even more impressive when looking at some of Europe’s elite players.Lamine Yamal has created the most chances of any player in La Liga this term (61), but his per-90 stats are still some way lower than Ngumoha’s (3.0).Similarly, while he’s widely regarded as one of the best players in the world, Kylian Mbappe is only managing a rate of 2.4 per 90 in the Spanish top flight this term. Whose performance concerned you the most against Wolves?
Some utterly abject displays Photo by Ben Roberts – Danehouse/Getty Images Most chances created in Premier League this seasonIf Ngumoha is finally given a proper run in the side moving forward, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him start to catch the likes of Szoboszlai and Wirtz very soon.At present, the Hungarian has created the second most chances of any player in the English top flight this term, with Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes some way ahead of every other player in the division.But even Fernandes (3.5 per 90) still isn’t carving out opportunities as often as the Liverpool teenager right now.PlayerChances created (per 90)Bruno Fernandes84 (3.5)Dominik Szoboszlai56 (2.1)Declan Rice53 (2.0)Anton Stach52 (2.4)Bukayo Saka50 (2.4)Enzo Fernandez45 (1.7)Florian Wirtz44 (2.1)Pedro Neto44 (1.8)Morgan Gibbs-White43 (1.6)Phil Foden42 (2.2)Liverpool are now set to compete in the FA Cup and Champions League before returning to Premier League action against Tottenham Hotspur on March 15, with fans no doubt desperate to see Ngumoha feature.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox