Steven Gerrard gets instant vindication after demanding Arne Slot make Liverpool change
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Liverpool got back to winning ways in the FA Cup, picking up a huge victory over Wolves at Molineux, with Rio Ngumoha starring heavily for the Reds in everything they did well on the night.Steven Gerrard's call on Rio Ngumoha was proven right in Liverpool's win over Wolves(Image: (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images))Steven Gerrard was instantly proven right in his call for Arne Slot to bring Rio Ngumoha into the Liverpool starting lineup for the clash with Wolves in the FA Cup on Friday night.The 17-year-old took the place of Hugo Ekitike in the frontline from the defeat to Wolves earlier in the week in the Premier League, taking up the left-wing role while moving Cody Gakpo centrally. He said on TNT Sports in midweek: "He has to start Ngumoha now.He continued: "He’s doing more in a small space of time than Gakpo is doing in 60 minutes."Ngumoha was given that opportunity to shine at Molineux in the second game by starting on the left, and he took it with both hands.
Big opportunity for him, he's taken it with both hands, given his manager Arne Slot a big decision to make on Tuesday night against Galatasaray."Rio Ngumoha landed the Player of the Match award during Liverpool's win over Wolves in the FA Cup(Image: (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images))The winger finished the match with four shots, two of which were on target, along with a 75% dribble success rate and three fouls won in a productive night on the left. However, the manager may have already put a dampener on his plans with the exciting star with his claim just last week.He said on the growing calls for him to start: "Let’s be clear, he is a special player that will have more playing time and already has more playing time recently.
Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world."If he is already good enough to play for us, then he should definitely be, in your opinion. So we always need them on the bench and that also means that if you look at his playing time and Trey’s playing time, overall that has not been enough to develop a player ideally in a better way."But that is the downside of having injuries, the downside of they are a bit too good (for the under-21s).