Arne Slot declares Rio Ngumoha 'is ready' to inspire Liverpool to PSG fightback

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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesRio NgumohaRio Ngumoha scored his second goal of the campaign and his first at Anfield in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Fulham, with Arne Slot saying the 17-year-old is ready to start against Paris Saint-GermainRio Ngumoha celebrates his stunning first goal at Anfield for Liverpool, which opened the scoring against Fulham(Image: Getty Images)Arne Slot has declared he would have no hesitation in selecting Rio Ngumoha to face Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, following the Liverpool winger's goal in Saturday's victory over Fulham.The 17-year-old netted his second goal of the season, and his first at Anfield, slotting past Bernd Leno before Mohamed Salah doubled the lead to put the Reds four points ahead of Chelsea; the Blues sit sixth ahead of Sunday's home game against Manchester City.When asked whether Ngumoha had done enough to earn a place in the starting line-up for the Champions League quarterfinal second leg against PSG, Slot confirmed he would have no reservations about fielding the teenager. "Now I think the question, of course, is can he do this two days later?

But would he be able to play at that level?"Yeah, I play him because I see him as one of the players we are having. It's not like he is less or at the beginning of the season, he was a young player, getting some experience with the first team."Now he is someone I can pick for every game, so also the one on Tuesday.Arne Slot has faith in the youngster(Image: Getty Images)"But in general, expecting a 17-year-old can play three games in six days — because we are unfortunate, we have Wednesday-Tuesday fixtures from UEFA — you could question if that is realistic."Especially the ones there in Paris saw that intensity.

You noticed that in almost every player in my line-up, I was aware how intense two days ago was and how intense two days from today will be again."Slot went on to say: "It is not only the long future but also the near future."I said a few weeks or months ago that his playing time would increase because he got stronger and stronger and showed more and more when he came in, that it wasn't only a nice trick but there was more and more end product to what he did, more power, which is needed if you play against the best defenders in the world."I don't think anyone is surprised he scored his first (Anfield) goal. He has such a special quality you don't see very often in football: dominating the one-on-one."Twisting and turning and hitting it in, like a Mo Salah finish, if you like."In training sessions during the last month, we saw he got more and more power to hit the ball as he did today."That is why he had three starts in the last seven or eight games, and it's pleasing to see that he did what we know makes him special: dominating one-v-one situations."Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Arne SlotRio NgumohaLiverpool FCParis Saint-Germain FC