Emre Can featured for Liverpool against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday.
Former Middlesbrough and Sheffield United forward Jan Aage Fjortoft has praised Liverpool youngster Emre Can on social networking site Twitter.
Can, who is 22 years of age, has established himself as a key figure in the current Liverpool team.
The Germany international is a versatile footballer who can operate as a midfielder or as a defender.
The former Bayer Leverkusen midfielder featured for Liverpool against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Can scored for the Reds in the 64th minute of the encounter at the Vitality Stadium.
Liverpool lost the match 4-3, but German football expert Fjortoft was impressed with the performance of Can.
Can is a very good footballer, and the youngster is only going to get better in the coming years.
There has been injury issues with the Liverpool midfielder, but when fit, the German is superb.
The Reds are third in the Premier League table at the moment with 30 points from 14 matches, just four points behind leaders Chelsea.
Liverpool will return to action next weekend when they take on West Ham United at Anfield in the Premier League.
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