Liverpool 2-0 West Ham: Reds unbeaten in last 6 Premimer League games Emre Can has started

Liverpool midfielder Emre Can

Liverpool 2-0 West Ham: Reds unbeaten in last 6 Prem games Emre Can has started [divider]

Liverpool beat West Ham 2-0 at Anfield to move into 7th place in the Premier League.

Raheem Sterling opened the scoring on 51 minutes and Daniel Sturridge doubled the home sides lead on his return from injury in the last 10 minutes.

Emre Can started for the ninth consecutive Liverpool game and was deployed in defence again.

The Reds have not lost in their last six Premiership games with Can playing in defence.

Can completed 41 passes with an 81 percent accuracy and made an impressive seven clearances.

The 21-year-old was given a 7.17 rating by Whoscored for his performance.

The former Bayer Leverkusen midfielder has now made a total of 19 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions this season.

Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

Referee: Andre Marriner

Stadium: Anfield

Liverpool: Mignolet, Can, Skrtel, Sakho, Henderson, Lucas, Moreno, Markovic, Lallana, Coutinho, Sterling

Subs: Ward, Johnson, Lambert, Sturridge, Allen, Borini, Ibe

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

West Ham: Adrian, O’Brien, Collins, Reid, Cresswell, Song, Amalfitano, Nolan (c), Downing, Carroll, Valencia

Manager: Sam Allardyce

Goals: 51′ Sterling, 80′ Sturridge