Rafa Benitez today hailed the instant impact made by David Ngog and backed the French youngster to get even better when he gets used to the Liverpool way of playing.
Ngog, a £1.5m summer signing from Paris Saint Germain, scored his second goal in three pre-season friendly matches in last night’s comfortable 4-1 win over Valerenga in Oslo.
The 19-year-old added to his first goal in a red shirt against Rangers at the weekend with a cool finish to score Liverpool’s fourth of the night against the Norwegians.
And his manager couldn’t hide his delight with the way Ngog is settling into the Reds’ first team squad.
“David is a young player but we knew when we signed him that he had a lot of ability and a lot of potential,” said Benitez.
“It can sometimes be difficult for young players when they move to a new club, but he has done well and it will be good for his confidence that he has already scored two goals.
“It is now important that he keeps on working hard and trying to get better because he still needs to improve. I think that he will do that.
“His goals are positive but equally important is his movement because this shows that he has game intelligence which was one of the main reasons why we brought him to Liverpool.”
Ngog, a £1.5m summer signing from Paris Saint Germain, scored his second goal in three pre-season friendly matches in last night’s comfortable 4-1 win over Valerenga in Oslo.
The 19-year-old added to his first goal in a red shirt against Rangers at the weekend with a cool finish to score Liverpool’s fourth of the night against the Norwegians.
And his manager couldn’t hide his delight with the way Ngog is settling into the Reds’ first team squad.
“David is a young player but we knew when we signed him that he had a lot of ability and a lot of potential,” said Benitez.
“It can sometimes be difficult for young players when they move to a new club, but he has done well and it will be good for his confidence that he has already scored two goals.
“It is now important that he keeps on working hard and trying to get better because he still needs to improve. I think that he will do that.
“His goals are positive but equally important is his movement because this shows that he has game intelligence which was one of the main reasons why we brought him to Liverpool.”
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