Wonderkid: Rio Ngumoha
The 17-year-old winger made a rare start on the left flank and kept the Wolves back-line on their heels throughout the match before he was replaced with 20 minutes left to play.
He left Molineux with the Man of the Match award under his arm, but Slot said he must follow Salah’s example as he looks to add consistency to his raw talent.
Asked to dissect the youngsters showing, Slot said: “Good performance, I think he was even better than when he came on three days ago. He kept the ball really well, was a threat constantly.
Wolves struggled to contain Rio Ngumoha
“A player that, as we know because we weren’t seeing him for the first time, he is able to beat his man in one-v-one situations.
“That is something you don’t see a lot in modern football, so good performance from him.
“That is special if you are 17 years old and you can impact a Premier League game - I know it is an FA Cup game, but two Premier League sides - in this manner that shows that he has a lot of qualities.”
He continued, imploring him to follow the lead of Liverpool’s senior players: “On the other side there is a player, Mo Salah, who he needs to take the example of.
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“Being a good player is not so difficult but being a good player every three days over a long, long period of time is something we are going to work on with him to ensure he can get to those levels.”
Slot also quashed the suggestion that Andy Robertson, who bagged both a goal and an assist at Molineux, had been underutilised this season.
Summer signing Milos Kerkez has often been preferred at left-back this season, and Robertson came close to joining Tottenham in January as a result.
Slot maintained, though, that he had played a key role in the side and had elements of his game he could improve upon.
“I think they all want to play every single game, which is not always possible. Robbo hasn’t played as much as last season, but still played a lot of minutes.
“That is also due to the fact that we have two very good left full-backs, but he did his job very well today.
“If you are a full-back, a defender, and you score a goal and have an assist, and - I would almost say keep a clean sheet, but we conceded one at the end where he had his involvement - but I think he played a really good game.”