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Liverpool have a Ballon d'Or winner 'in the making' ready to be unleashed by Arne Slot

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Life is looking good at Liverpool right now.

Having walzted their way to the league title last season, the Reds spent big in the summer and are yet to drop a result of any kind so far this term.

After seven matches across competitions, Liverpool still boast a 100 per cent winning record, with some suggestions they could win back-to-back titles unchallenged this time around.



before that even becomes a possibility, but there are some suggestions Liverpool could have yet more to give.



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It’s said that it could come in the form of Rio Ngumoha, who has caught the attention of football fans since being ushered into the Liverpool first team.

Speaking after the 17-year-old penned a professional contract, he said: “The good thing is if you are a youngster playing at Liverpool there are players you are playing with who are still better than you are.

“That, I think, helps them to stay grounded and to know there are still steps to make than if you are playing at maybe a club of a lower level.

If you are as good as Rio then you would maybe belong straight away to the best players of the team, and that can lead to maybe a situation where he’s not as grounded as he should be.

“Here that’s not a problem at all.

That is the most difficult thing: becoming really good is something a lot of players maybe can do, but becoming consistently really good is why the top players stand out.”