Ngumoha a 'future superstar' making more dribbles than Doku
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Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher labelled him a "future superstar".His total of nine successful dribbles in the game took him to 18 in total in this season's Champions League, putting him six clear of Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, the next player on the list.His one-on-one ability has been evident since his arrival on the scene last season, when he marked his Premier League debut with a stoppage-time winner against Newcastle before making a further 28 appearances in all competitions under Arne Slot. Image: Rio Ngumoha makes more successful dribbles than anyone else His development has gathered pace under Andoni Iraola and his numbers have been similarly strong in the Premier League.
Since the start of last term, his average of 4.47 successful dribbles per 90 minutes puts him ahead of even Manchester City's Jeremy Doku.He is something of an outlier in terms of his efficiency.Ngumoha's dribble success rate of 66 per cent since the start of last season puts him comfortably ahead of any of the other 150 players to have attempted at least 35 in the same timeframe. Ngumoha has played the majority of his minutes on the left since his Liverpool breakthrough but Iraola has moved him into the problematic right-wing role.
"That's the good thing with Rio, he's still 18, he's not the full package and he can add things."Iraola highlighted his left-footed shooting as one area of development and there has also been praise for his work in small pockets of space on the inside, where he offers vision and guile in addition to the outstanding dribbling ability shown on the outside.Recent evidence suggests Brighton's toughest task at Anfield on Sunday might be finding a way to stop him.Vuskovic impressing for BrightonOne of the Brighton players tasked with stopping Ngumoha and Liverpool will be Luka Vuskovic. The 19-year-old centre-back, a club-record £50m signing from Spurs in July, has played an important role for Fabian Hurzeler's side at both ends of the pitch.It is rare for a player of his age to be starting at centre-back in the Premier League but he has found his feet rapidly after spending last season on loan at Hamburg from Spurs.