To say that was entertaining from Rio Ngumoha would be an understatement of the highest order.

Liverpool’s rising star put on a show on the Champions League stage, under the iconic lights of Anfield, against Villarreal.

Ngumoha supplied two assists as Liverpool beat Villarreal 4-3 after being 2-0 down in an error-prone 29 minutes from the hosts.

Rousing the Kop handed Ngumoha a deserved rating of 9/10 for his performance, while Sofascore nearly provided him with a perfect rating, as the crazy stats behind his performance emerged, including the youngster completing seven successful dribbles on Europe’s big stage.

What the stats say about Rio Ngumoha’s performance for Liverpool against Villarreal

Yes, Andoni Iraola has a lot on his hands, regarding the defensive performance and how it was a pretty odd start from Liverpool.

But one thing he won’t be having sleepless nights over is Ngumoha, because he ripped Villarreal to shreds during a devastating 74-minute display.

Ngumoha supplied the assist for Ronald Araujo levelling the scores just before the break, and then Alexis Mac Allister putting the home side ahead in the second half.

What’s amazing is that Ngumoha was only fouled once on an evening where he paid the opposition dance from left to right.

• Minutes played: 74
• Total shots: 2
• Accurate passes into the opposition half: 20/24 (83%)
• Accurate long balls: 1/1 (100%)
• Accurate crosses: 1
• Key passes: 3
• Assists: 2
• Touches: 48
• Successful dribbles: 7/8
• Was fouled: 1
• Progressive carries: 12
• Total carrying distance: 335.3 m
• Interceptions: 1
• Recoveries: 3
• Ground duels won: 10
• Sofascore rating: 9.7