Arne Slot made prediction about Rio Ngumoha before he was sacked by Liverpool

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Arne Slot brought Rio Ngumoha into the Liverpool team and discussed the winger during his time in chargeFormer Liverpool manager Arne Slot backed Rio Ngumoha to develop into a future star after integrating him into the first team at Anfield. The winger netted a dramatic winner against Newcastle United in August, just before his 17th birthday, and added to his Premier League goal tally against Fulham in April.The latter goal at Anfield arrived in only his second league start, but Slot predicted there would be many more memorable moments to come from Ngumoha.

When asked if the goal offered a glimpse into Liverpool's future, Slot responded: "Yeah, but not only the long future, also the near future."I think I've said a few weeks, maybe months ago, one or two months ago, that his playing time would increase because he got stronger and stronger, showed more and more when he came in, but also in training sessions, that it wasn't only a nice trick, but there was more and more end product to what he did."There was more and more power to what he did, which is needed if you play against the best defenders in the world. And I don't think anyone is surprised that at this moment of time he scored his first goal [at Anfield]."FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageThe Liverpool manager added: "He has such a special quality which you don't see a lot in football anymore: dominating the one-v-one situation. And that's exactly what he did when he scored his goal, making the ball free by twisting and turning and then hitting it in like a Mo Salah finish, I would say."Ngumoha made 29 appearances for the Reds across all competitions and his breakthrough campaign has extended to the international stage.