Virgil van Dijk sends Rio Ngumoha Liverpool reminder as Arne Slot forced into 'special' admission

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Rio Ngumoha was a bright spark against Wolves as Liverpool's 17-year-old winger was handed a rare startVirgil van Dijk has hailed Liverpool starlet Rio Ngumoha but insists that 17-year-old has to keep improving.The talented forward was handed a rare start in the FA Cup win over Wolves and the England youth international gave Arne Slot something to think about after a standout display. The triumph keeps the Reds' hopes of a cup double alive with their Champions League first leg to come as they travel to Istanbul to take on Galatasaray on Tuesday (5.45pm kick-off).READ MORE: Arne Slot salutes Liverpool hero Andy Robertson after Wolves win - 'Every time I need him'Van Dijk highlighted Ngumoha's talents but moved to keep then highly-rated forward grounded, highlighting the need to continue developing at Anfield.He said: "Rio was outstanding, made life difficult to their right-wing-back, right-centre-back as well."Very pleased, we all see what a special talent he is in terms of 1v1s, the pace, the way he drives at players, he’s working hard, he’s a good boy.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page"We are looking after him, we speak to him constantly, he needs to keep learning, keep soaking it all up. The Egyptian netted his 245th goal for the Reds after his equaliser at Molineux days earlier, but has endured a below-par season by his high standards.Slot paid tribute to Ngumoha for his display but left the onus with the 17-year-old, he said: "It was special because if you're 17 years old, and you can impact two Premier League sides facing each other, then that tells you how good of a player he is."But it is up to him to bring this every time.

This should give him a lot of confidence to show this in an away game."He was good, I think it is special that it is a Premier League match, I know it is an FA Cup fixture, but two Premier League clubs against each other, if you then are able already able to impact it with some very good one-v-one situations, that is also what makes him special."Because there are not many players in the modern game who can take one-v-ones on and that is something he can do."The Dutchman added: "He also did better than three days ago because he kept the ball more whereas three days ago he lost it more. So three days ago he impacted with his actions but he was even better where he had to keep the ball."It was a nice game where you face five defenders, so as a winger, you don't have to do as much defensively when you face four defenders, so it was nice game for him to use all his attacking energy rather than defending when you have to against four at the back."Content cannot be displayed without consent