Liverpool youngsters Nyoni and Ngumoha play starring roles as England U19s dominate during break - opinion

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Trey Nyoni and Rio Ngumoha played key roles for England’s U19s during the November international break.It was a mixed run of fixtures for a number of the Reds’ senior international players.After impressing in their first outing, Hugo Ekitike struggled for France last time out.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Meanwhile, Florian Wirtz was in top form for Germany earlier this week, starring in the left-wing role.Elsewhere, two Liverpool teenagers featured heavily at U19 level for England.READ MORE: Biggest points gaps overturned in Premier League title races as Liverpool chase ArsenalPhoto by Andrew Kearns – CameraSport via Getty ImagesTrey Nyoni and Rio Ngumoha impress as England U19s go unbeatenThe Young Lions were competing in European U19 Championship qualification matches.They beat Lithuania 2-0, hammered Latvia 7-0, and most recently scored four and kept a clean sheet against Scotland.Nyoni started every fixture for England, playing an important role at both ends of the pitch.He was largely used as a defensive midfielder alongside Sunderland gem Chris Rigg.As for Ngumoha, he started two of the three games, scoring one goal and providing one assist.READ MORE: Danny Murphy reckons Arne Slot genuinely doesn’t rate one of his players at LiverpoolRio Ngumoha ready to play regularly for LiverpoolPreviously, reports have suggested that a path into the first team for Ngumoha has been laid out.He’s so far played 30 minutes of Premier League football across four outings in 2025/26, scoring a 100th-minute winner against Newcastle United in August.So far, though, we are yet to see the 17-year-old handed any sort of prominent role in the eleven.Cody Gakpo has frustrated at times off the left this season, and with Luis Diaz gone, there could be an opening on that flank in the near future.We have suggested Arne Slot should play Ngumoha more, but it’s a tricky balance for the Dutchman to get right during what has been a difficult start to the campaign, with wins now a must if they are to keep pace with Premier League leaders Arsenal.