LFC Live - Why Rio Ngumoha is not in Liverpool's 24-man Premier League squad as rules explained

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Liverpool will still be able to call on Rio Ngumoha in the Premier League this season, despite the talented teenager not being named in the club's confirmed squad this season.

The Reds named a 24-man squad for a top-flight charge on Friday, which can now only be changed after the closure of the January transfer window.

Ngumoha has already made an impressive start to his Liverpool career - following his arrival from Chelsea last year.

The 17-year-old scored the winning goal for the Reds in the 3-2 victory over Newcastle United at St James' Park last month, with the strike coming in the 10th minute of added time on Tyneside.

Despite Liverpool having high hopes for Ngumoha, the teenager has not been named in the club's 24-man squad for the Premier league this campaign.

The Reds will still be able to name Ngumoha in matchday squads in the top-flight this season, though, due to the forward qualifying as an Under-21 player.

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Liverpool can register as many players who are born on or after January 1, 2004, as they wish - with Ngumoha one of several who could still be called upon by the Reds this term.

The teenager is also joined by summer signing Giovanni Leoni in not being named in the Premier League squad - but still qualifying to feature as an Under-21.

Below is the confirmed Liverpool squad for the Premier League this season, including select Under-21 players who could still feature.

Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Freddie Woodman*, Fabian Mrozek*

Defenders: Joe Gomez*, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Milos Kerkez, Conor Bradley*, Andy Robertson, Jeremie Frimpong*, Rhys Williams*, Calvin Ramsay

Midfielders: Wataru Endo, Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones*, Ryan Gravenberch

Forwards: Alexander Isak, Mohamed Salah, Federico Chiesa, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike

Select Under-21s players: Bajcetic, Chambers, Danns, Gordon, Kone-Doherty, Leoni, Nallo, Ngumoha, Nyoni, Pecsi, Scanlon, Wright

*Denotes a homegrown player

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