Arne Slot reveals Rio Ngumoha injury fear to explain Liverpool treatment to impatient fans
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesRio NgumohaLiverpool head coach Arne Slot was asked about Rio Ngumoha's chances of starting more games in the coming weeks ahead of this weekend's visit of Tottenham to AnfieldSeventeen-year-old Liverpool winger Rio Ngumoha.(Image: Visionhaus/Getty Images)Arne Slot has repeated his message about being careful with the fitness of Liverpool talent Rio Ngumoha — though he says the teenager is in contention for another start this week.All of Ngumoha's senior starts so far have come in the domestic cups but a Premier League or Champions League starting chance could be just around the corner, which is something many fans have been calling for in recent weeks.Ngumoha did well against Wolves in the FA Cup recently and has appeared off the bench at times, but the Reds have been keen not to place too much strain on the 17-year-old's body as a means of avoiding issues faced by other young stars in recent years.READ MORE: Arne Slot issues Liverpool fitness update on Alexander Isak and Federico ChiesaREAD MORE: Arne Slot delivers Alisson Becker injury update as 6 players could miss Liverpool vs Tottenham"This season, we have treated him carefully," Slot reiterated. I said a month ago he would get more playing time and we have seen that with more minutes.
He is definitely an option to start in one of the upcoming three games."For the fifth time this season, we play three games in seven days, with an early kick-off on Sunday against Brighton. "But, after we checked it, it was minor, so it didn't take long."The games [come] so fast he had to miss Galatasaray, but hopefully he is ready to play Sunday.
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