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Rio Ngumoha celebrates scoring Liverpool’s opening goal in the 2-0 win over Fulham (AFP via Getty Images)

Liverpool ended a run of three defeats in a row as quickfire goals from 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha and the departing Mohamed Salah eased the pressure on Arne Slot with a 2-0 win over Fulham in the Premier League.

The dismal defeats to Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain had placed the spotlight on the Liverpool head coach ahead of a day where supporters protested ticket price increases at Anfield.

But after a slow start from Liverpool, Ngumoha provided the breakthrough in the 37th minute with a superb curling strike, which was then followed by a low first-time finish from Salah three minutes later.

Liverpool will return to Anfield on Tuesday for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final, where they trail the holders 2-0, but three points was a boost to their hopes of a top-five finish, ahead of Chelsea facing Manchester City tomorrow.

Liverpool have a star in Rio Ngumoha — can Arne Slot trust him against PSG?

A level of audacity when dribbling is certainly becoming characteristic from Ngumoha.

“He has a quality you don’t see very often in football, dominating the one-on-one,” said Slot.

It was partly the fearlessness of youth, partly the talent of a prodigy.

For Liverpool, tormented by the trickery of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in Paris on Wednesday, is a case for responding in kind by starting with Ngumoha in Tuesday’s second leg.

“I think he is ready,” said Slot. “The question, of course, is can he do this two days later?”

Liverpool have a star in Rio Ngumoha — can Arne Slot trust him against PSG?

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