Liverpool and Arsenal were the two best teams in the Premier League last season.<\/p>\n
Arne Slot<\/a> surprised many people by winning the title in his debut campaign, while Mikel Arteta<\/a>, even though he finished second again, deserves praise for not letting his team collapse after all of their injuries. <\/p>\n Even though Arsenal haven\u2019t won a major trophy yet, their academy is helping them save millions by developing one incredible young player after another. <\/p>\n After Bukayo Saka, Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly, the next youngster making all the noise is young Max Dowman<\/a>.<\/p>\n Liverpool may have their own version of the Arsenal teenager.<\/p>\n Liverpool wonderkid Rio Ngumoha could be like Arsenal\u2019s Max Dowman<\/p>\n Rio Ngumoha has become a household name for Liverpool<\/a> fans. <\/p>\n The teenager joined the Reds from Chelsea\u2019s academy in 2024, and he has impressed everyone behind the scenes at the club.<\/p>\n Liverpool fans have seen a few videos of his skills over the last year, and that has raised the excitement level. Now, they got to see him under Slot, and he has blown everyone away. <\/p>\n Ngumoha came off the bench for the Reds against Yokohama on Wednesday, and he scored a lovely goal to help his side win 3-1.<\/p>\n Before that happened, Ben Jacobs raved about the 16-year-old and predicted that Ngumoha could have the same hype that Dowman has around him at Arsenal<\/a> right now. <\/p>\n He said on the Anything Liverpool YouTube channel: \u201cWith Rio, only 16, outstanding, could potentially play in the Luis Diaz<\/a> role. So is that going to form any part of their thinking in the next sort of year or two in terms of whether they go for a young left winger now, a replacement for Diaz, or just put all of their efforts into Alexander Isak<\/a>?<\/p>\n \u201cOutstanding player, highly rated. Several top European and English clubs were looking at him. So, a coup that Liverpool have been able to sign him, and he reminds me in many ways of the sort of hype we\u2019re getting at Arsenal with Max Dowman. <\/p>\n \u201cThis is a player who very quickly could become very spoken about and given significant minutes, maybe within the next two seasons at Liverpool Football Club.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, keep an eye on him. Pre-season is not always a gauge of where a player will be and what their next pathway will be, either. But I think Liverpool hold high, high hopes for Rio\u2019s development as somebody who could be a very serious Liverpool player in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Arne Slot tells Rio Ngumoha what he did wrong vs Yokohama<\/p>\n Liverpool fans are in awe of Ngumoha after watching his goal against Yokohama on Wednesday.<\/p>\n The teenager drove forward with the ball, cut inside and unleashed a fine strike. It really was a very good goal, and with Diaz gone, there is a chance he could get senior opportunities in the upcoming campaign. <\/p>\n However, Slot has made it clear that Ngumoha still has a lot to learn. <\/p>\n