Rio Ngumoha celebrates after teammate Alexis Mac Allister scored Liverpool’s third goal during the Champions League win over Villarreal © Nick Potts/PA
If the nature of their rivalry with Brazil means many an Argentinian will not gush about Rio, Alexis Mac Allister was a happy exception. “Rio was amazing,” he said, and if he was talking about Rio Ngumoha rather than Rio de Janeiro, the sentiments were shared.