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Steven Gerrard Shows True Colours with Five-Word Response to Rio Ngumoha Liverpool Heroics - Liverpool Echo
Ngumoha became Liverpool's youngest goalscorer with a 100th-minute winner after entering late in a tense match where Liverpool surrendered a two-goal lead to a 10-man Newcastle side.
Manager Arne Slot sent on Rio Ngumoha in the 96th minute with the game tied 2-2, and the Liverpool FC academy winger scored in stoppage time to seal a 3-2 win at St James' Park on Monday.
Trailing after squandering a 2-0 lead, Liverpool FC faced a charged atmosphere at St James' Park fueled by Anthony Gordon's red card and tensions over Alexander Isak.
Within minutes of his introduction, Rio Ngumoha scored roughly 200 seconds after entering in the 96th minute, becoming Liverpool's youngest ever goalscorer and earning praise from teammate Jeremie Frimpong.
The goal handed Liverpool FC two wins from two as they begin their title defence, and Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool captain, urged Rio Ngumoha to stay humble and treat this as the start of his development ahead of Arsenal's visit on Sunday.
Having joined Chelsea academy aged eight and moved to Liverpool FC in summer 2024, Rio Ngumoha now shifts focus to building on his debut, with Virgil van Dijk helping keep him grounded.
Rio Ngumoha, a 16-year-old understudy, scored a sensational last-minute goal for Liverpool to surpass on Monday 3-2 a Newcastle that played with 10 men, in an English Premier League game for history.