Stats: Emre Can impressing in all areas of Liverpool midfield
Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth at Anfield last night after conceding a late equaliser.
The Reds were ahead until the 87th minute when King rescued a point for the visitors.
Germany international of Turkish origin Emre Can started in central midfield against the Cherries.
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Can was deployed in a more advanced role than he is usually accustomed to as a result of a midfield injury crisis.
Captain Jordan Henderson was sidelined as was Adam Lallana. Experienced midfielder Lucas Leica was drafted in to replace Henderson and Can was pushed into a more advanced role.
Can has now started in a more advanced midfield position for the second game running and demonstrated yet again that he is capable of playing a box to box role.
The powerful midfielder made intelligent forward passes, broke up opposition play and made penetrating forward runs which stretched our opponents.
The 23-year-old made the joint highest number of tackled in midfield (4). Can’s defensive prowess has never really been in any doubt, he works tirelessly closing down the opposition and is not afraid to get stuck in.
Can also contributed to attacking moves, creating three key passes and made two successful dribbles according to Whoscored.
The midfielder put on a similar display in the Merseyside derby last week.
Can took the most shots for Liverpool over the course of the 90 minutes (3) and only Philippe Coutinho made more key passes than his two.
The midfielder had a tough game against a physical Everton side but managed to hold his own despite being fouled more than any other player (3).
