Emre Can going all out to nail down Liverpool midfield role

Emre Can, Liverpool’s utility man last season, is determined to nail down a place in midfield for the coming campaign.

The Germany U21 struggled to break into the side following his £10m arrival from Bayer Leverkusen after injury sidelined him for six weeks early on He played just nine times before the St Stephen’s Day match at Burnley, which proved a turning point in his season as he came on at half-time for Kolo Toure to play as a third centre-back.

Although he had played in defence in Germany he was bought primary as a midfielder but he remained there for the rest of the season, although the switch to a flat four exposed the youngster’s unsuitability as a full-back.