Friday 31 July 2015 14:35, UK
Emre Can wants to command a place in Liverpool’s midfield this season – but says the decision of where he plays remains out of his hands.
The versatile Germany U21 international joined the Reds from Bayer Leverkusen for £10m last summer and was expected to form part of the club’s midfield.
He instead featured predominately in defence, as either a third centre-half or full-back, with manager Brendan Rodgers preferring to deploy then-club captain Steven Gerrard in the deep-lying midfield role.
Can reverted to his more natural defensive midfield role for his country at this summer’s U21 European Championship finals and hopes he can stay there for his club, his chances boosted by the departure of Gerrard to LA Galaxy.
"The most important thing is I feature in the games for Liverpool - that's my number one intention," he told LFC GO.
"A midfield role is preferable. Of course it is the manager who decides who plays where.
"We'll see where he chooses to play me this season. It is up to the manager but my preference is midfield."
