Emre Can could soon end up surplus to requirements at Liverpool if he does not go back to the drawing board and improve his game, former Reds striker Stan Collymore believes.
The German midfielder has become a key man under countryman Jurgen Klopp, but Collymore thinks his performances in the centre of the park for the Reds are falling short of the mark.
Can was brought on off the bench in the 77th minute of Liverpool's 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, with Klopp preferring to play Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum.
And Collymore thinks Can has work to do on his game otherwise he could soon find himself being frozen out of the picture at Anfield.
"The midfield, the much vaunted midfield of Can, Wijnaldum and Henderson needs to be organised better, and a player that I rate highly, Emre Can, needs to go back to the drawing board, as he’s not delivering the awesome physical power, in game reading and dynamism that he undoubtedly has", he wrote in his BoyleSports column.
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"Maybe it’s the system, maybe he just hasn’t come to terms yet with the fact he is following in the footsteps of [Graeme] Souness, [Steven] Gerrard and Co. but he needs to find himself quickly or I worry he may end up surplus to requirements."
Liverpool are not next in action until 27th February when they head to the King Power Stadium to take on struggling defending champions Leicester City.
It remains to be seen whether Can will receive the vote to play against the Foxes.
