Emre Can says he believes the achievements made by Liverpool’s young squad show the club have a good future ahead.
The 21-year-old came to Anfield from Bayer Leverkusen last summer and has made a great impact so far, mainly as part of a three-man defence.
Although Liverpool go into the current international break off the back of Sunday’s disappointing 2-1 defeat to Manchester United, Can believes brighter days are ahead.
“I definitely feel we’re at the start of a new era,” he told the club’s official website. “It’s a very, very young team with Philippe Coutinho, Jordan Henderson and Lazar Markovic.
“But I think the team needs to keep improving, and continue doing what we’re doing at the moment to get to these years. But I believe there are good years ahead.”
Liverpool next face a tricky trip to in-form Arsenal on Saturday, 4th April and operators like Matchbook are already speculating about the outcome of this encounter. The team are hoping to secure a victory which would give them a much-needed boost in their campaign to finish in the Premier League’s top four.
The Reds currently sit fifth in the league table, a point ahead of Southampton, but five points behind fourth placed United with eight games of the season left to play.
Despite the pressure of the end of season run-in ahead, Can feels he is settling into life on Merseyside well.
“I feel very good at the moment,” Can added. “I feel the trust of the manager and I feel I’m doing a good job, that’s why I’m playing – so I’m happy.
“I’m proud that a manager of the status of Brendan Rodgers said something like that about me in this way but I know it’s a long way to go and I need to keep giving my best to get there one day, I have to keep on working.”
Responding to being described as a “Rolls-Royce” type player in the build-up to February’s Merseyside derby, in which Liverpool drew 0-0 with Everton, the expression left the German a little bemused.
“Rolls-Royce footballer? I know what it means but we would not use that expression in Germany at all. I’d never heard it before. I obviously thought it’s a big, luxurious car so I just associated positive things with it.”
Can could feature for Germany Under-21s when they face Italy U21s on Friday night.
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