He's got a big set of balls has Can. He's been bashed from pillar to post lately and after a slow start he gets the winner and then puts one on a plate for Mane late on with a sublime lob, only Mane's touch let him down for a certain goal.
All the talk over a new contract must be distracting for him, yet his form has picked up over the last few games. Neville said it on commentary that he never hides and that's very much true. I can't think of another player in the squad, perhaps with the exception of Lovren, who will lost the ball 9 times on the bounce but take control of a situation for the 10th time. The 'leaders', the likes of Lallana and Milner and one or two others were nowhere to be seen today and they haven't been for a while. But continue to slag Can off because he might want a contract extension, a bit like his England teammate who goes missing when the chips are down and has done nothing since signing a new deal himself (I'm not on a tirade against Lallana, but he's the most relevant example and case study of hypocrisy in relation to some of our fanbase).
Delighted with the win all in all, we don't have to win at City next week but if we could we would really be back in the box seat in terms of making the top 4. Coutinho's form is a worry, and hopefully we'll have Firmino back. Klavan improved today after a poor start and he and Matip dealt with Burnley well but they'll have a lot more on their plate next week with the likes of Aguero, Silva, Sterling and Sane running at them.
