Emre Can aware he has to stand out in Germany’s crowded midfield

• ‘We have so many good young players’
• Can impressed by Liverpool team-mate Joe Gomez

Emre Can says he and his Liverpool team-mates have been joshing with each other in advance of England’s match with Germany on Friday but he stresses there is no chance of him taking the friendly lightly – not with the ferocious competition for places in the Germany squad.

Can knows he must seize every opportunity to impress Joachim Löw, who has such a plethora of talent that the squad he picks for next summer’s World Cup will necessarily exclude players who would be starters for most countries.

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