Sixteen-year-old Rio Ngumoha scored a stoppage-time winner on his Premier League debut, becoming the fourth youngest scorer in league history. Manager Arne Slot introduced Ngumoha in the 96th minute after Newcastle had fought back to level the match in stoppage time. Mohamed Salah set up Dominik Szoboszlai, whose touch allowed Ngumoha to finish expertly. Ngumoha will turn 17 later this week and impressed in pre-season with two goals and two assists, including a notable early strike against Athletic Bilbao. Ngumoha moved to Liverpool from Chelsea's youth setup last summer, was mobbed by teammates, and received high praise from John Terry.
Sixteen-year-old Rio Ngumoha became the fourth youngest scorer in Premier League history when he fired home Liverpool's winning goal in their 3-2 victory at Newcastle on Monday night. Reds boss Arne Slot turned to the teenager in the 96th minute, throwing on a player who will turn 17 on Friday after the 10 men of Newcastle scored an unlikely equaliser in stoppage time after being two goals down.
Mohamed Salah slid a low ball across the box in the final stages for Dominik Szoboszlai to step over and leave to Ngumoha to expertly finish on his Premier League debut. For Liverpool fans, it may not come as a surprise to see Ngumoha shining on the biggest stage after his impressive performances during pre-season - where he netted two goals and assisted two more.
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