Rio Ngumoha explains Liverpool team-mates' message after last-gasp Newcastle heroics

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He just looked at me, pointed at me, like 'just quickly get ready'.

You just have to come on and make an impact and luckily thank god I did that, just a proud moment."

The youngster came on shortly after Will Osula equalised for 10-man Newcastle, who had dominated the second half despite their one man disadvantage.



And he kept the coolest head in St James' Park to steal in at the back post and beat Nick Pope.

"All of my team-mates, they're all encouraging me to - if it's on - to beat my man or take them on," Ngumoha added.

"But I've just got to mix it up sometimes because if there's two players there then there might be a pass, a one-two, and then get it back and find myself in a scoring area.

"Normally, last season especially, academy coaches as well and even the first team coaches, they're always saying 'make the back post,' and the fact that I made the back post is just crazy."

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Ngumoha's goal came after Mohamed Salah rolled the ball across and Dominik Szoboszlai created space with a dummy.

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