Sports8/26/2025The Guardian

Rio Ngumoha’s decision to leave Chelsea bears early fruit at Liverpool | Andy Hunter

Rio Ngumoha’s decision to leave Chelsea bears early fruit at Liverpool | Andy Hunter

Rio Ngumoha, a 16-year-old footballer, left Chelsea last summer to join Liverpool, believing that he would have better opportunities for first-team football at Anfield. This decision has borne fruit, as he scored the dramatic 100th-minute winner for Liverpool against Newcastle on Monday, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the club's history. The article suggests that Ngumoha's bold move, despite leaving the club he had joined at the age of eight and his hometown of London, was justified by his early success at Liverpool.

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