Rio Ngumoha shines for Liverpool and sets up Janelt’s red

Rio Ngumoha, Liverpool’s 18-year-old winger, again showed “superstar” potential after coming on in the second half when the match was already heading the wrong way for his side. Sky Sports’ The Radar reports that his introduction came following an injury to Jeremie Frimpong, and it proved decisive: Ngumoha’s final action in the move drew the foul that ended with Vitaly Janelt’s red card.

The column underlines how difficult it was for defenders to catch him. As he burst towards Brentford’s box from inside his own half, Janelt struggled to match him, and the situation escalated into the moment that sent him off. Three days later, Ngumoha carried the impact forward, following up his cameo in west London with an electric start at Anfield against Villarreal.

At 18 years and 52 days old, Ngumoha also became Liverpool’s third-youngest player in Champions League competition.