Liverpool have a Ballon d'Or winner 'in the making' ready to be unleashed by Arne Slot

Life is looking good at Liverpool right now. Having walzted their way to the league title last season, the Reds spent big in the summer and are yet to drop a result of any kind so far this term.

After seven matches across competitions, Liverpool still boast a 100 per cent winning record, with some suggestions they could win back-to-back titles unchallenged this time around. There's plenty of work to do for Arne Slot and co. before that even becomes a possibility, but there are some suggestions Liverpool could have yet more to give.

It's said that it could come in the form of Rio Ngumoha, who has caught the attention of football fans since being ushered into the Liverpool first team. His breakout moment came in the 100th minute of Liverpool's clash with Newcastle United earlier this season, when the teenage sensation netted a stunning last-gasp winner.

Ngumoha originally came through the ranks at Chelsea, before making the switch to Liverpool. It was at the Blues where Ngumoha worked alongside coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst, who has heaped praise on the youngster following his rise to stardom.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Isaksson-Hurst said: "He is a phenomenal talent. He stood out at a very early age. Bearing in mind we are at one of the best academies in world football, he was an outlier.

"You knew even at eight years old he had a bright, bright future ahead of him. Listen, there are no guarantees that a player can go to the top. But at the big clubs you see the outliers even at an early age."

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But Isaksson-Hurst believes there's no limit to Ngumoha's potential, even hinting he could one day join the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldinho as a Ballon d'Or winner. He stated: "I used to joke to his brother, 'This guy is golden, he's going to win the Ballon d'Or'. I don't take it lightly, I coached one of the best talents in football. He has the ability to go all the way. Rio is just a top, top, top talent with a great mentality and unbelievable ability."

Isaksson-Hurst isn't alone in his commendation of Ngumoha, with Liverpool boss Slot also tipping him for stardom. Speaking after the 17-year-old penned a professional contract, he said: "The good thing is if you are a youngster playing at Liverpool there are players you are playing with who are still better than you are.

"That, I think, helps them to stay grounded and to know there are still steps to make than if you are playing at maybe a club of a lower level. If you are as good as Rio then you would maybe belong straight away to the best players of the team, and that can lead to maybe a situation where he's not as grounded as he should be.

"Here that's not a problem at all. First of all because of who he is; he's a player who constantly wants to improve. But if you train and play with other wingers like Cody Gakpo, Mo Salah and Federico Chiesa, all the others, then I think he feels there is still a step to make, first of all to get to their level."

He added: "Then if he is at their level, then it's about being as consistent as these players are. That is the most difficult thing: becoming really good is something a lot of players maybe can do, but becoming consistently really good is why the top players stand out."