Liverpool’s preseason activities have featured more than just transfer buzz, as veteran defender Andy Robertson praised two promising teenagers from the club’s youth setup. After a friendly against AC Milan in Hong Kong, Robertson highlighted the progress of Trey Nyoni and Rio Ngumoha during an interview with The Anfield Wrap.<\/p>\n
The seasoned Liverpool left-back spoke highly of both youngsters, noting, “He\u2019s [Rio] a good kid and he\u2019s got a fantastic head on his shoulders, especially when he\u2019s got people like Mo [Salah] who can help him so much as well. We always try to help him and Trey. They\u2019re so young but they\u2019re such good kids and they\u2019ve got a hell of a future ahead of themselves. You can just see them coming on every time and the more they train and play with us, the more they just get better and better.”<\/p>\n
Robertson added a personal observation of Ngumoha’s development, saying, “Obviously that\u2019s the last two games I\u2019ve played now with Rio in front of me and he just keeps on coming on. He\u2019s got a hell of a future ahead of him but the here-and-now looks pretty good as well.”<\/p>\n
Ngumoha, who joined Liverpool last year from Chelsea, where he had been since 2016, made his professional debut in an FA Cup match against Accrington Stanley, becoming Liverpool\u2019s youngest-ever starter. Meanwhile, Nyoni, who arrived in 2023, also holds a club record as the youngest Liverpool player to feature in a European match, appearing as a substitute against PSV Eindhoven.<\/p>\n
While neither player is expected to take a major role this season, the support from a senior figure like Robertson and their promising performances in preseason suggest they have bright futures at the club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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