Liverpool's prodigy Rio Ngumoha grabbed the headlines after coming off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner as the Reds beat a 10-man Newcastle United side in the Premier League on Monday night.

The 16-year-old was subbed into the game in the 96th minute of stoppage time and grabbed the winner four minutes later, after a defiant Newcastle side had staged a remarkable comeback from two goals down despite playing with a numerical disadvantage.

Goals from Bruno Guimarães and substitute William Osula cancelled out strikes from Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike.

Ngumoha's brilliant strike made him Liverpool’s youngest-ever Premier League goalscorer on his Premier League debut.

The hard-fought victory propelled Liverpool to the top of the Premier League table, joining the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur as the only clubs to maintain a hundred percent record in the new Premier League campaign.

Arne Slot's side went into the game amid several controversies surrounding Alexander Isak's proposed transfer to the Premier League champions.

From the Nigerian perspective, Ngumoha was born in Newham, London, to Nigerian parents. Despite playing at the youth level for England, he remains eligible to play for Nigeria at the senior level.

His sparkle of brilliance has put both countries on high alert as they continue to monitor his growth.

Nigerians will hope he follows in the footsteps of the likes of Ola Aina and Ademola Lookman, who successfully switched allegiance to the three-time African champions.

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