Liverpool boss Slot sends message to ‘special’ Rio Ngumoha after second start

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·6. März 2026

Liverpool boss Slot sends message to ‘special’ Rio Ngumoha after second start

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says he wants to start seeing Rio Ngumoha bring his best to every game he plays after starring in Friday’s win over Wolves.

The Reds beat Wanderers 3-1 at Molineux to advance to the last eight of the FA Cup, with goals coming from Andy Robertson, Mo Salah, Curtis Jones and Hwang Hee-chan.

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Liverpool fans have been calling for Ngumoha to make his first start for the team since August, when he scored an incredible late winner against Newcastle United at St. James’ Park.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot sends message to ‘special’ Rio Ngumoha

Slot hailed the teenager as a “special” player after putting in a strong performance for 68 minutes, but told him he wants to see consistently good performances from the youngster.

“Special because if you’re 17-years-old, and you can impact two Premier League sides facing each other, then that tells you how good of a player he is,” the Dutchman told BBC Sport.

“But it is up to him to bring this every time. This should give him a lot of confidence to show this in an away game.”

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Slot noted that there wasn’t much difference between Liverpool’s performance here and the one they put in against the same opposition on Tuesday, which they lost 2-1.

“A lot of ball possession, them creating one chance and scoring one goal that was similar to three days ago,” he said. “We created more than we did in the last game and that is the reason we could win it today.”

Slot continued: “Almost all things were the same from three days ago except we scored more. Very frustrating to see we have hardly given away any chances, but we still concede a goal.”

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