Arsenal starlet Max Dowman heaped praise on Rio Ngumoha following his breakout performance in Liverpool’s win over Athletic Bilbao.
Dowman has been attracting significant attention this summer for his performances in Arsenal’s pre-season tour.
But this week it was the turn of his England U17 team-mate Ngumoha to showcase his skills at senior level.
Liverpool played a double-header against Athletic Bilbao on Monday comprising their final pre-season friendlies before Sunday’s Community Shield clash against Crystal Palace.
Ngumoha started the game as part of a front three that also featured Ben Doak and Darwin Nunez and wasted little time showcasing his enormous potential.
After the receiving the ball on the half-way line shortly after kick-off, the 16-year-old drove towards goal before curling a strike into the bottom corner.
Max Dowman heaped praise on Rio Ngumoha after the 16-year-old starred in the club’s pre-season win over Athletic Bilbao
Dowman branded his England U17 team-mate ‘the coldest’ in a post on social media
Dowman and Ngumoha both featured for Neil Ryan’s Young Lions at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship this summer
Liverpool went on to secure a comfortable 4-1 win as fans heaped praise on Nguhoma’s performance and claimed he is ready to play a significant role for Arne Slot’s side in the coming campaign.
Dowman has long been aware of Ngumoha’s talents from their time on international duty at the 15-year-old took to social media to hail his friend’s performance.
‘The coldest.’ Dowman wrote of Ngumoha’s performance to his 360,000 followers on Instagram.
Dowman and Ngumoha both featured for Neil Ryan’s Young Lions at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship this summer.
The Hale End academy graduate netted as England defeated the Czech Republic in their final group game but it wasn’t enough to prevent an early exit.
With a superior goal difference, Belgium instead went through to the knockout stages as Portugal ultimately emerged victorious by beating France.
