Rio Ngumoha OUTSHONE as exciting Liverpool talent scores twice

Rio Ngumoha made his first start for Liverpool Under 18s on Saturday but was outshone by an outstanding teammate.

All eyes were on Rio Ngumoha on Saturday as Liverpool Under 18s hosted Newcastle United. The youngster has an incredible amount of hype around him since his arrival from Chelsea, with just about everyone expecting him to make the grade at Anfield.

But Ngumoha wasn't the star of the show for Liverpool here. Instead, Kareem Ahmed took the headlines with a wonderful display despite the Reds going down 3-2 at home.

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Ahmed, though, was outstanding. He scored both Liverpool goals and was brutally unfortunate not to get a hattrick - a fine save from a fantastic strike kept him out.

Ahmed drifted between the lines perfectly and helped force Liverpool's first goal with a great take and one-two on the edge of the box. He got on the end of a parried shot to fire home.

The second was a tricky one, too. Ahmed got the ball from a corner on the left side of the box, and floored his defender with a step-over before trying to cut it back into the six-yard box. Instead, it came back to him - so he just slotted it into the net.

Kareem Ahmed shines for Under 18s

Ngumoha was unlucky not to get a goal himself - another great save kept him out. There's no doubt that he's the star in the youth system right now, and just watching him with the ball shows off what incredible potential he has.

But he's not the only one! Ahmed has plenty of potential as was on show on Saturday. While the hype isn't quite at the level it was at when he scored as a 15-year-old on his U18s debut - there's no questioning that he can become a top player.

A defeat to Newcastle, then, but some real positives regardless.