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Ngumoha steals show against Newcastle
- Becomes Liverpool‘s youngest scorer
- Salah warns teenage star about social media
Ngumoha steals show against Newcastle
Ngumoha hit the headlines when he came off the bench and scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner for Liverpool against Newcastle. The 16-year-old became the fourth youngest scorer in Liga Premier historyin the process as he netted on his Premier League debut.
Ngumoha admitted he was “buzzing” after opening his account for the Reds and becoming the youngest scorer in the club’s history. He’s also joined Wayne Rooney in becoming only the second 16-year-old to score a winner in a Premier League game and has already been handed some sage advice by team-mate Salah.
He told the Men In Blazers podcast: “He’s still so young. I told him after the game: ‘Just leave the social media alone’. OK, you can be happy about the goal with your family, with your friends. Enjoy the moment to the max because it’s like your first moments in football. But don’t really get engaged and just get your appreciation from outside world because it’s always going to be fake. You’re going to always try to seek that – that feeling from outside if you just get the appreciation from outside.
“So what future is waiting for him? It depends how he’s going to handle the situation. How are we going to work? I need to work hard and just stay humble because he’s very young. I told him that some players peak too early and they’re going to struggle after that. I really wish him the best. He has a good group (here around him) and we always try to speak with him – and the manager (Arne Slot) also speaks to him, so he just need to stay humble and work and see how things go.”
Ngumoha will be hoping for more first-team opportunities as the season progresses but faces a real battle for minutes following the arrival of Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak this summer. Liverpool return to action after the international break against Burnley el 14 de septiembre.
