Lionel Messi shows true Liverpool colours with brilliant Rio Ngumoha message

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballRio NgumohaNgumoha has made an impact on the Liverpool first team this season and now has been picked out by Lionel Messi.Lionel Messi has made his feelings on young Liverpool star Rio Ngumoha clear in a video shared on social media. The Barcelona and Argentina legend has included Ngumoha in a list of 10 top young stars.In partnership with Adidas Football, Messi is in a video where he is seen shuffling a pack of cards.

This is Messi +10."READ MORE: Diego Costa squares up to Liverpool legend as Chelsea villain shows true coloursREAD MORE: Liverpool legends ratings vs Chelsea as captain winds up Diego Costa before late Reds winnerA voiceover on the video also says: "The perfect 10. The perfect 10, that's how you pick the future of the game."Content cannot be displayed without consentNgumoha himself gave his response on social media.

Sharing a picture of his own card alongside a pack of cards with Messi +10 on the back, he wrote "Messi +10" along with a praying and football emoji.Content cannot be displayed without consentNgumoha only turned 17 years old back in August but has made an impact on the first team this season. He was the hero when he came on to score a dramatic injury-time winner in the 3-2 victory over Newcastle United in just the second Premier League game of the season.He has since been awarded with his first professional contract at Anfield.The teenager joined Liverpool from Chelsea in the summer of 2024.