Liverpool of England youngster, Rio Ngumoha faces some time out on the sidelines, following an injury he copped in The Reds’ FA Cup victory over Barnsley.
Sports247 gathered that the Nigerian-born youngster had to be yanked off early in the second half following a knock and he has now joined the growing injury list at Anfield.
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Ngumoha has already been ruled out of this weekend’s English Premier League visit of relegation-threatened Burnley, which Liverpool hope to use in ending a run of three successive draws.
It is a huge blow for Ngumoha, who was handed his third start of the season by Arne slot, but he had to be substituted in the 73rd minute after landing awkward when he slipped on the astro turf.
Ngumoha appeared to have suffered a hamstring injury, but Slot declared after the game, “I expect it to be cramp, which is not so strange, because he hasn’t made that many minutes this season.
“He made 70, 75 (minutes), something like that, that’s good for him. I think, without wanting to disrespect them, the intensity levels in the Premier League are higher.
“So, that is a nice taste for Rio to keep working really, really, really hard to be able to play 90 (minutes) at this level.”
Sports247 gathered further that the 17-year-old Ngumoha, who completed 74 and 85 minutes in both his previous starts this season, played a key role in helping Liverpool beat The Tykes 4-1.
