Rio Ngumoha's kind gesture 'sums him up' as Liverpool forward has dream debut

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And even though they were down to 10-men after Scouser Anthony Gordon was sent off in first-half stoppage time, the Magpies drew themselves level when Bruno Guimaraes and Will Osula struck.

But Ngumoha finished past Nick Pope in the ninth minute of stoppage time to secure his side a 3-2 win.

The winner came in the 100th minute and made Ngumoha the youngest goal scorer in Liverpool's history, and only the second 16-year-old to hit a winner in a Premier League game.

The first to do so was Wayne Rooney when he scored a late winner of his own for Everton against Arsenal in 2002.

Ngumoha was born in Newham in East London and joined Chelsea’s academy at the age of eight before transferring to Liverpool last summer.

Despite his move up to Merseyside, Ngumoha is still held in great affection back home.

William Brobby, his former teacher and deputy head of year at Kingsford Community Secondary School in Newham, told SPORTBible that the teenage star surprised his former classmates by making an appearance at their high school prom, two years after leaving them behind to attend the education programme at Chelsea’s training base.

William said: “He came back for his school prom, which doesn’t always happen when kids move on to professional teams – especially if they’ve moved away from London.

He described Ngumoha as “very polite and shy” who stood out because of his amazing talent.

William said: “That was the first time we met.

He was tricky, skilful, quick and sharp with a low centre of gravity, and he could go both ways.

Rio Ngumoha scored in the 100th minute of the game(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

“On top of that, he could score goals.

I want to prove a point that I can play with not just people my age but many ages above.

“But like I said, there are people at the club who are always helping me and I’m always learning and improving, so I can’t complain.”

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