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Rio Ngumoha signs new Liverpool contract as remarkable progress rewarded

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Ngumoha has risen to the first-team ranks since making his debut for the club in a UEFA Youth League draw with AC Milan 12 months ago.

A hugely productive pre-season campaign under Arne Slot saw him score three times, against Stoke City, Yokohama F Marinos and Athletic Club, before he was given his Premier League debut last month, which came in the dramatic 3-2 victory at Newcastle United.



Enjoy the moment to the max because it's like your first moments in football.



"But don't really get engaged and just get your appreciation from the outside world because it's always going to be fake.



"You're going to always try to seek that – that feeling from outside if you just get the appreciation from outside.

"So what future is waiting for him depends how he's going to handle the situation

I need to work hard and just stay humble because he's very young

He has a good group and we always try to speak with him – and the manager also speaks to him, so he just needs to stay humble and work and we will see."

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