Aldo: I know Emre Can's best position for Liverpool FC in years to come

When you have a great result like the one against Crystal Palace you can usually look at the spine of the team to where it was won.

Simon Mignolet has had plenty of stick but he’s made one mistake in three games now and he was faultless at Selhurst Park.

Dejan Lovren had one of his best games for Liverpool, maybe even his best game of all, at centre back.

And in midfield, Emre Can was excellent. He’s better when he does the simple things and doesn’t try to run with the ball too much.

I know some people disagree but I think he can develop into a really quality sittiing midfielder in years to come.

For me he’s played in a three at centre back so there’s no reason he couldn’t hold in midfield.

James Milner was excellent in the week against Man City and he’ll know he made an error of judgement against Palace.

There were other sendings off too, like the Mata one for United which was pathetic and Kevin Mirallas for United - they were so stupid.

Jordan Henderson got a yellow card after 10 minutes too but he knew not to get himself into a situation to get sent off.

With 11 men we wouldn’t have won anyway, so it worked out well for Liverpool in the end.

John Aldridge: This is Emre Can’s best position for Liverpool

John Aldridge believes Emre Can is capable of developing into a quality holding midfielder for Liverpool.

John Aldridge believes Emre Can’s best position for Liverpool is playing as a sitting midfielder.

The Germany international produced another dominant performance in the heart of Jurgen Klopp’s side at Selhurst Park on Sunday afternoon.

Can anchored the Liverpool midfield as the Merseyside outfit came from 1-0 down with 10 men to secure a vital 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace.

The 22-year-old has been deployed in a wide variety of positions since he moved to the Reds from Bayer Leverkusen in 2014, including centre-half, right-back and centre-midfielder.

However, former Liverpool striker Aldridge believes Can’s future lies as a holding midfielder.

“Emre Can was excellent. He’s better when he does the simple things and doesn’t try to run with the ball too much,” Aldridge wrote in his Liverpool Echo column.

“I know some people disagree but I think he can develop into a really quality sitting midfielder in years to come.

“For me he’s played in a three at centre back so there’s no reason he couldn’t hold in midfield.”

Can has scored one goal in 27 Premier League appearances for the Merseyside outfit so far this season.

The former Bayern Munich midfielder moved to Liverpool in a £6.75m deal from Bayer Leverkusen under Klopp’s predecessor,Brendan Rodgers.