Liverpool held Tottenham to a goalless draw at White Hard Lane in Jurgen Klopp’s first game in charge of the Reds.
The Reds midfielder-come-defender got to start in his preferred midfield role in his first game under the stewardship of Klopp.
Can featured as a holding midfielder in Klopp’s 4-2-3-1 and put in a decent defensive performance but his passing was poor.
The 21-year-old received a rating of 7.2 from WhoScored making him the sixth highest rated player. Can achieved just a 73.1 percent pass accuracy during the game.
The Reds managed to keep their first clean in nine games in what was a scrappy encounter.
Klopp was appointed as Brendan Rodgers replacement during the two-week international break and tokok take charge of his first league game against Spurs.
We take a look at the Liverpool fans reaction on social media to the Can’s performance against Watford and were in for some intriguing responses.
Emre Can will become a monster under Klopp.
— Joel Rabinowitz (@joel_archie) October 18, 2015
Emre Can was the pick of the bunch vs Spurs and looks to be the player most energised by Klopp’s appointment. #lfc (James Pearce)
— Anfield HQ (@AnfieldHQ) October 18, 2015
Klopp just yelled, "Yaaaa, come on!" & punched the air in delight when Emre Can made a crunching tackle. Fired up is an understatement. #LFC
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) October 17, 2015
Emre Can was superb in midfield yesterday. Already an example of a simple but effective change by Klopp.
— Joel Rabinowitz (@joel_archie) October 18, 2015
Also saw people saying Emre Can looked clumsy? That often happens when a player runs up and down like an absolute tank non stop!
— Indigo ? (@IndigoLFC) October 18, 2015
Emre Çan! What a revelation he's been in midfield. He could run from London to Liverpool before the end of the day!
— Liverpool FC 360 (@LFC_360) October 17, 2015
