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The 16-year-old earning £14,400-a-year who is scoring for Liverpool - and has Chelsea furious: How London-born Rio Ngumoha went from a Newham estate to Premier League stardom

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The boy who mastered his craft in the cages of east London is seemingly ready to explode on the world stage.

Liverpool wonderkid Rio Ngumoha announced himself in style on Monday night as he scored a 100th-minute winneragainst Newcastle to earn the English champions a 3-2 victory with virtually the final kick of a feisty contest at St. James' Park.

While much of the attention heading into the clash was on wantaway Newcastle striker Alexander Isak - who has gone on strike in a bid to force a move to Anfield - 16-year-old Ngumoha ensured he ended the night firmly in the spotlight.