'Rio Ngumoha annoyed me by taking my Liverpool record but he can be one of the best in world'

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For me, I kind of felt in the moment that [the record] didn’t really matter, I probably didn’t realise how big it was at the time, so I’d imagine he’s the same."He’s probably just loving playing his football, he’s played since and he’s been great every time he’s played for Liverpool, so I’m sure he’ll be fine."Liverpool have just signed Isak and Ekitike for over £80million each. It’s so difficult for a 17-year-old lad to play, but I was surprised how many games he’s played already."To me he looks like he could be one of the best wingers in the world at one point, so hopefully he can kick on and do that."Things didn't work out for Woodburn at Anfield after he burst onto the scene as a teenager, and the Wales international ended up leaving the Reds in 2022 after 11 appearances for the first-team, the same amount of international caps he has for his country.He was loaned out by the Reds four times before joining Preston on a permanent deal three years ago, and then moving onto Salford last year."I went on a few loans where I didn’t play as many games as I needed to," admits Woodburn.

Then I got injured, so I wasn’t even training back at Liverpool. I enjoy playing here, enjoy the fans, enjoy the manager, the group of lads, so yeah, I can't complain really," he said."I think I've always just wanted to feel part of a team where I'm really involved and here I definitely feel that.

I think I've always been at my best in my career when I've played game after game."When I'm not taking breaks in between or being on the bench, that's when I kind of get out of rhythm. When I'm constantly playing, I think that's when I play my best football."