Highly-rated Liverpool midfielder Emre Can has acknowledged he must improve his goal return and shoulder more responsibility if he is to nail down a regular spot in the team this season. After reporting for pre-season training later than expected because of his exploits at the European Under-21 Championships for Germany earlier this summer, he was a second half substitute for the Reds opening two games of the new campaign against Stoke City and AFC Bournemouth. However, an injury to club captain Jordan Henderson afforded Can a promotion to the starting XI in the two fixtures before the international break against London duo Arsenal and West Ham United, where he produced two contrasting...
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