Rio Ngumoha underlined his status as Liverpool’s most exciting young player once again as the Reds faced Chelsea on Wednesday, delivering another strong performance against his former club.

Ngumoha did fade out of the game during the second-half, but he still showed plenty before that to demonstrate why there is such excitement about his future at Anfield.

Ngumoha expecting big things from Nyoni

Nyoni’s top performance will not have come as a surprise to anybody who has been watching him since his breakthrough at Liverpool, with the midfielder long seen as a youngster who could become a first-team regular.

That prediction is finally coming to fruition under Iraola, and Ngumoha believes that there is still so much more to come from the former Leicester City prospect as well.

“Trey is top. You guys haven’t even seen him at his top, top level,” the winger told Sporty TV.

65 of them reached their target, and though he was much less accurate with his long-range passing – completing only one of seven attempts – Nyoni was happy to play the ball forward, making seven passes into the final third.

He does not look like a creative midfielder, and did not set up any chances for Liverpool on Wednesday, but his defensive stats were good. Having made six defensive contributions including two tackles and four interceptions, Nyoni also impressed in terms of duels, winning three out of six on the ground and his only battle in the air.

There is a feeling at Liverpool that Nyoni could be a long-term starter, and with his stats beginning to back that up, Ngumoha is confident that he will only continue to go from strength to strength.