Liverpool legend tells Rio Ngumoha what he must do to succeed under Arne Slot

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John Barnes warned Rio Ngumoha to ignore the outside noise and focus on his continued development following his incredible summer at Liverpool.

The teenager was among the Reds’ most impressive players in pre-season and netted a famous winning goal in the trip to Newcastle United last month, becoming the youngest Liverpool player to score in the Premier League in the process.

The club opted against strengthening in the wide attacking areas this summer, such is the belief in Ngumoha’s ability, while Arne Slot chose Ngumoha over Federico Chiesa in this season’s Champions League squad.



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He's a fantastic player, but they will keep his feet on the ground.

We just tread softly with him.”

Barnes, who played over 400 times for Liverpool during his decade-long spell on Merseyside, knows exactly what it takes to succeed as a flying winger at Anfield, but was wary of discussing just how good he feels Ngumoha could be.

“He can be very good, but at this moment in time, he's good enough for where he is

So why am I going to say he's going to be the best in the world when, all of a sudden, he may not even play for Liverpool?



So potentially, he can be a fantastic player and play regularly for Liverpool, but why are we talking about how good he can't be rather than talk about how he's at this moment in time, because you're not going to be the best player in the next two, three, four years, maybe.”

Barnes was speaking to Liverpool.com in association with Premier League player, PICO and Rezzil.

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