Liverpool face Southampton in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night and Arne Slott has made a big statement by including Leo Ngumoha on the bench at St Mary’s Stadium.

The defending champions hope to bring the League Cup back to Anfield again this season, with the Merseyside club hoping to continue their impressive start to the 2024/25 campaign with a win over the Saints.

Liverpool are currently top of both the Premier League and Champions League standings, and Slott hasn’t rotated much in order to achieve that goal.

The Carabao Cup offers the Dutch coach the chance to give some of his fringe players game time, and there’s an interesting name on the Merseyside club’s bench.

The slot has The team includes highly-rated prodigy Rio Ngumoha The 16-year-old could make his first appearance for Liverpool against Southampton on Wednesday night in what will be a huge moment in his career.

Any team news for our Carabao Cup quarter-finals? #soul

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Who is Liverpool star Leo Ngumogha?

Liverpool signed Ngumoha from Chelsea in the summer Because the Merseyside club are looking to add talent to their academy. The 16-year-old has been part of the Reds’ Under-18s squad this season and has made 13 appearances in as many games.

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The Englishman is a left-winger who comes to Liverpool with a great reputation as Chelsea are big fans of the youngster and Not happy to see Ngumoha go. The player reportedly left Stamford Bridge due to a failure to agree terms on a new contract Liverpool Echo, This was an opportunity that the Red Army seized upon.

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If Ngumogha gets game time against Southampton, he will be keen to show the world what he is capable of and this could be the start of an incredible story for the talented Anfield winger.