Liverpool's 5 greatest wonderkids as Rio Ngumoha compared to Anfield icons

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Owen was thrown on as a substitute for his debut in the penultimate game of the 1996/97 season against Wimbledon and scored.

The following season, he won the Premier League Golden Boot and the PFA Young Player of the Year, while finishing third in the main PFA award.

His electric pace and prolific form naturally earned him a spot in England's World Cup squad, and after starting the first game on the bench, he was soon in the starting lineup before his wondergoal in the last-16, which announced him to the world.



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But it proved to be one of the best pieces of business the club ever done.

Just two years later and Sterling made his debut, at the time becoming the third youngest-ever player for the club

Sterling soon became a key part of the Liverpool side under Brendan Rodgers and played a huge role as the Reds were narrowly beaten to the title in the 2013/14 campaign, winning the club's Young Player of the Year award twice in a row, as well as the 2014 Golden Boy award.

Sterling was selected by England for the 2014 World Cup - the first of five major tournaments he represented his country

Another player whose time at Liverpool would ultimately come to a bitter end.

Local lad Trent Alexander-Arnold joined his boyhood club aged six and rose through the academy ranks before making his debut shortly after his 18th birthday.

The right-back would become an integral figure in Jurgen Klopp's side as Liverpool swept up every trophy at home and abroad under the German's stewardship.

In doing so, Alexander-Arnold became the youngest player ever to win six major trophies, aged 23

He won the PFA Young Player of the Year after helping Liverpool end its 30-year wait for a league title in 2019/20, and was selected in the PFA Team of the Year on three occasions, as well as earning nominations for the Ballon d'Or award.

Alexander-Arnold would eventually become Liverpool's vice-captain, wearing the armband on several occasions himself, but left the club under a cloud in the summer after joining Real Madrid at the expiration of his contract, much to the disdain of many Reds supporters.

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It's a perfect start for the London boy.

Like Sterling, Ngumoha was snapped up by Liverpool from another club in the nation's capital - this time Chelsea