What makes Rio Ngumoha so special: How he became 'Mr 1v1', embarrassing his older Liverpool colleagues, his 'back post' trick and why scouts are convinced that 'he's going to win a Ballon d'Or'

In the hours after the then 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha scored a 100th-minute winner for Liverpool away at Newcastle last month, his older brother's phone was pinging away with text messages, one of which read: ‘I told you – he will win the Ballon d’Or!’

It was a running joke between the older sibling, James, and one of the Liverpool sensation’s first coaches at Chelsea, Saul Isaksson-Hurst. Ever since the coach set eyes on this kid, he knew he was destined for the top.