Liverpool add Rio Ngumoha to Champions League squad for knockout phase
Liverpool have added Rio Ngumoha to their Champions League squad for the knockout stages of this season's competition.
The 16-year-old winger was not eligible for the league phase as he waited for the paperwork to be completed following his move from Chelsea.
However, with clubs permitted to make three changes to their squads before the knockout stages, Liverpool have taken the opportunity to add Ngumoha to their List A of players.
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The England youth international replaces midfielder Tom Hill, who recently completed a permanent move to Harrogate Town. At the age of 16 years and 135 days, Ngumoha became the youngest Liverpool player in the club's history to start a game when he made his senior debut against Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup last month.
Head coach Arne Slot, who was delighted with his impact, said: 'Every time when he comes training with us we see what his qualities are. He can dominate one-v-one situations, he is very quick on his feet, he can change directions really fast.
'I'm always happy if a player makes his debut that he shows what we see on the training ground. I think the fans liked what they saw.'
Ngumoha has to be named on the List A rather than the List B for under-21 players as he has been at Liverpool for fewer than two years.
Liverpool finished top of the league phase with seven wins out of eight. They will discover on February 21 who they will face in the last 16. Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Monaco and Brest are their possible opponents and Slot's side are guaranteed home advantage for the second leg.
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