Emre Can’s spectacular goal fires Liverpool past Watford

A remarkable bicycle kick goal from Emre Can handed Liverpool all three points in a tight English Premier League game against Watford at Vicarage Road on Monday night.

The Reds had plenty of chances to make the points safe, but ended up needing the crossbar to ensure they kept their grip on third place in the league.

It was in the closing minutes of the first half that Emre Can met Lucas Leiva’s delivery with a wonderful kick which flew into the top corner.

“I have never scored a goal like that – maybe when I was younger. That is the best goal I’ve ever scored,” goal scorer, Emre Can, said after the match.

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“I saw the space and I ran behind and my first thought was that I wanted to head it, then I didn’t think too much.

“But the most important thing was three points after knowing what happened yesterday. It was a big game for us.

Liverpool know they will secure a top-four Premier League finish – and a return to the Champions League for the first time in three seasons – by winning their final three games.

“Everything is in our hands. If we win the three games we are in the Champions League. We are confident. If we perform how we can perform then we can do it,” Can concluded.

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