Liverpool midfielder Emre Can has won the most tackles in the Premier League in this calendar year (2015) according to the sports statistics website Squawka.

Can has won 64 tackles, which is more than any other player in the league. The 21-year-old spent a large portion of 2015 playing in at centre back and as a right back.

However, the former Bayer Munich man – labeled the Tank by Liverpool fans – has played in his favoured midfield position for the Reds this season.

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Can was included in Liverpool’s starting line-up by manager Brendan Rodgers following an injury to club captain Jordan Henderson last weekend.

The Germany u21 international played alongside Lucas Leiva and James Milner in a three-man midfield. Can received a rating of 6.64 from whoscored. The former Bayer Leverkusen man made two key passes, two tackles and two interceptions.

The Reds have the chance to move into first place in the Premier League when they take on West Ham United next weekend – depending on other results.

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