John Barnes believes Rio Ngumoha must ‘grow slowly’ at Liverpool

Barnes believes Liverpool is the perfect place for him to develop.

John Barnes is confident Rio Ngumoha, pictured, will be allowed to develop at the right speed at Liverpool (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Rio Ngumoha must be given time to “grow slowly”, according to former Liverpool star John Barnes.

The 16-year-old, who posed for a photo with Barnes when he was just seven, was the Reds’ stoppage-time match-winner in a feisty encounter at Newcastle on Monday night.