Liverpool youngster Rio Ngumoha has been picked out by Lionel Messi. (Image: George Wood, Getty Images)

Lionel Messi has revealed his admiration for Liverpool youngster Rio Ngumoha in a clip that's been posted on social media.

The football icon has handpicked Ngumoha for his elite list of 10 promising young talents. Working alongside Adidas Football, Messi features in footage where he's seen shuffling a deck of cards before laying them out methodically.

Each card showcases one of football's most exciting young attacking midfielders, with Ngumoha earning his place among stars like Andrey Santos, Kendry Paez and Nico Paz.

The video's caption simply states: "Every card counts. The perfect 10. This is Messi +10." A narrator explains over the footage: "The perfect 10. It starts with a shuffle, it relies on a few tricks, a slide of hand, nothing is left to chance.

"Every card is considered, a true maestro knows how to pick them. It's about pairs that make players fold, the diamond play, a full spread of aces. The perfect 10, that's how you pick the future of the game."

The teenager responded...