Virgil van Dijk speaks out Anthony Gordon 'beef' as Rio Ngumoha message sent after Liverpool heroics

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Van Dijk and Gordon during the game (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has challenged Rio Ngumoha to stay grounded after his Premier League debut ended with a 100th-minute winner against Newcastle United on Bank Holiday Monday.

And Van Dijk says he holds no grudge with Anthony Gordon, whose yellow card was upgraded to a red for foul on the Netherlands skipper in first-half stoppage time of a wild game that finished 3-2 to the visitors.

Ngumoha, who doesn't turn 17 until Friday, was introduced alongside Harvey Elliott after the fourth official had shown an additional 11 minutes of a tempestuous affair at St James' Park and he struck less than five minutes after his arrival, dispatching Mohamed Salah's pass after a clever dummy from Dominik Szoboszlai.



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That sealed the win for the Premier League champions after Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike's goals had been cancelled out by Bruno Guimaraes and Will Osula in the second half.

"Sixteen years old!

It should motivate him even more to keep working each and every day and stay humble.

That is a good target for him.

"I think if you make your Premier League debut at 16, scoring the winner, then that is a great sign of quality and being a special talent.

But I also know you have to take it game by game.

"He has to keep working hard, make sure he is staying fit, progressing, take experience, and look at what others are doing and learn from that as well.

We have very good personalities in our team and make sure that we are all in this together.

He has to have the motivation to keep working and hopefully he will have a fantastic career.

"We also have Trey [Nyoni] who also made his debut but it is still down to hard work and consistency, and improving each and every day, and let's see where it takes you.

He should enjoy tonight, that is the first thing, and tomorrow he is back in training and working hard again."

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On Gordon, who issued an apology via his Instagram account, Van Dijk added: "There was no beef!