Ngumoha is dribbling past Doku more often

Liverpool's young talent Rio Ngumoha has drawn attention in recent weeks for both his performances and his statistics. The 18-year-old unsettled the opposition defence with his pace and dribbling from the first minutes after coming on against Brentford. The foul that led to a red card in that match came after one of his first moves, a run the defender could not keep up with.

In his appearance at Anfield against Villarreal, Ngumoha provided two assists and became one of the rare players to produce such a performance in the Champions League at that age. Despite double and triple marking from the opposition, he cut inside and created clear chances for Ronald Araujo and Alexis Mac Allister.

The numbers support this picture. Ngumoha has 18 successful dribbles in the Champions League this season, six ahead of Barcelona's Lamine Yamal. In the Premier League, his average of 4.47 successful dribbles per match since the start of the season puts him ahead of Manchester City's Jeremy Doku.

The young player's development began under Arne Slot at Liverpool. Ngumoha, who was remembered last season for his stoppage-time goal on his Premier League debut against Newcastle, is progressing quickly under Andoni Iraola as well. Figures such as Robbie Fowler, Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Carragher see him as a future superstar.

Liverpool's match against Brighton this week will show whether Ngumoha can maintain his form. The game can be watched live on Sky Sports Premier League on Sunday at 14:00.