Rio Ngumoha has the opportunity to make Liverpool history again when Everton travel to Anfield for the first Merseyside derby of the season.
The 17-year-old was promoted to the senior squad from the AXA Training Centre this summer by Arne Slot and has already featured three times across all competitions.
Ngumoha became the fourth youngest goalscorer in Premier League history when he emerged from the bench to score the match-winner during the 3-2 win against Newcastle United.
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Liverpool lost one of their most illustrious academy graduates in recent years when Trent Alexander-Arnold left for Real Madrid at the end of his contract.
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And with Slot seemingly putting an emphasis on creating a clear pathway to the first team for his youth stars, Ngumoha can break yet another record at the Reds, and he should be given the opportunity to do so on Saturday.
Rio Ngumoha can become Liverpool’s youngest goalscorer vs Everton
According to the club’s official website, Ngumoha could surpass legend Robbie Fowler and become the Reds’ youngest goalscorer in a Merseyside derby.
Fowler was 18 years and 338 days old when he scored the match-winner during Liverpool’s 2-1 win against the Blues at Anfield in 1994.
Ngumoha’s role thus far has been limited to small cameos off the bench, but his Champions League debut against Atletico Madrid meant he has been on the pitch as the Reds have scored three stoppage-time winners, including his own.
Liverpool view the forward as a “generational” talent and even reportedly snubbed interest in big-money transfer targets this summer to prioritise his development.
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Everton, particularly under David Moyes, are notoriously difficult opponents to face at Anfield, and the other team on Merseyside will undoubtedly aim to thwart the Reds’ momentum at every opportunity.
Ngumoha has caught Rio Ferdinand’s eye this season despite playing only four minutes of Premier League football, and he could be the key to unlocking the Everton defence should the supporters witness yet another nervy contest.
With Jake O’Brien expected to line up at right-back on Saturday, Ngumoha will certainly fancy his chances against the out-of-form defender and stands a very good chance of replicating his heroics at St James’ Park.
Rio Ngumoha can break another record in the Merseyside derby
Regardless of whether Ngumoha can break Fowler’s record, he will make Liverpool history if he is introduced at Anfield.
He would become the youngest Reds player to feature in a Merseyside derby at 17 years and 22 days old, and this landmark would represent a third record broken at the beginning of his senior career.
Indeed, Liverpool have not boasted a young attacking talent of Ngumoha’s quality since Raheem Sterling broke through the ranks at Anfield, and remarkably, the Englishman is now on the fringes at Chelsea.
Nevertheless, the Merseyside derby has always been a fiercely contested fixture, and should Ngumoha make his mark on the occasion, there will be no doubt in the supporters’ minds that he is destined for the top.