Arne Slot can take the training wheels off Rio Ngumoha – he’s shown that he’s first-team ready

There haven’t been many positives for Liverpool this season, but the emergence of Rio Ngumoha is certainly one of them.

Since marking his Premier League debut against Newcastle last August with a winning goal deep into stoppage time, the 17-year-old has increasingly shown that he looks more than capable of holding his own at senior level against far more experienced opponents.

His fearlessness in running at and taking on opposition defenders is a quality we haven’t seen often enough from his elder teammates...