Door opens for Rio Ngumoha to make a name for himself at Liverpool

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It feels like a period of change at Anfield, with club legends Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson departing after years of incredible service.But as emotions begin to subside, attention will quickly turn to finding replacements for those players, and there is little doubt that Arne Slot and his staff will already be working on that.One player who could benefit from Salah's departure, in perticular, is youngseter Rio Ngumoha.Salah's departure opens the doorSalah's departure is a tough one to take for Liverpool fans, but football does not stand still. A new winger is likely to be signed, but Salah's departure does open the door for Ngumoha, who would be smart to make himself available on both sides.

Liverpool also have Federico Chiesa on the right, although his future is uncertain, and Cody Gakpo will be the go-to on the left.Ngumoha made 31 appearances across all competitions this season, so it's clear Arne Slot thinks a lot of him. Salah's departure gives the youngster a chance to make the right wing spot his own this summer with an impressive pre-season.

It's clear the winger has already worked towards achieving that, too, with Slot having said this season: "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,"Pre-season will be particularly important because it's likely to take some time before Liverpool get a new winger in, opening the door for Ngumoha to stake his claim to Slot.