Mohamed Salah grabbed Rio Ngumoha after Liverpool training and shared message
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesMohamed SalahMohamed Salah will depart Liverpool at the end of the season, and the Egyptian has used his time at Anfield to impart wisdom on academy graduate Rio Ngumoha, whom he has trained with regularlyRio Ngumoha is learning from Mohamed Salah(Image: Getty Images)Rio Ngumoha has shared the guidance Mohamed Salah offered him as the Egyptian prepares to conclude his remarkable Liverpool chapter.Salah, set to depart Anfield after nine years of service, delivered a straightforward yet impactful message: ability alone falls short. "One time after training, he just told me the top, top players, with your ability, they also get goals and assists," he told Sky Sports.
"He's broken so many records, so for him to say he knows I'm a good player, but that to reach the next level I need to add goals and assists."Ngumoha has spent recent months training and featuring alongside the Liverpool legend — an opportunity the 17-year-old insists he will cherish indefinitely.READ MORE: Andy Robertson's famous nine-word message re-emerges after Liverpool exit callREAD MORE: Liverpool team vs Fulham confirmed as Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo decisions madeReflecting on the experience, Ngumoha said: "I was excited, I think, because I watched them play Forest last season at home and then I got the opportunity to train with them a couple of weeks."Seeing him, you know, he's achieved everything in football, he's very friendly as well."Sometimes people forget that they're just like people as well.Salah will leave Liverpool this summer(Image: Getty Images)"Obviously, they have all the fame and all, but they're just nice people, and you learn a lot from them."And what a campaign he is enjoying with the senior squad.Making frequent substitute appearances, Ngumoha has truly left his mark — his assured ball control and explosive speed have both demonstrated his caliber as he embarks on his senior soccer journey.He'll undoubtedly carry Salah's guidance with him, acknowledging the Egyptian skipper's departure will represent a significant void for the club."I think we was on international break, so then when he said that [announce he was leaving], I feel like for me, he's a big role model and seeing him leave, not just for me but like, for the players and the club as well, it's really big because he's a legend of the club," Ngumoha explained."It will be a big loss."Salah confirmed his exit at season's end, having secured two Premier League championships, the 2019 Champions League and Club World Cup, the 2022 FA Cup, and two Carabao Cups in 2022 and 2024.Salah and Ngumoha are both part of Liverpool's starting XI for Saturday's game against Fulham.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Rio NgumohaLiverpool FCMohamed Salah