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Can wants Liverpool to avoid all-English quarter-final

Liverpool midfielder Emre Can would prefer to avoid playing an English club in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Jurgen Klopp's men cruised through the last 16, drawing 0-0 with Porto on Tuesday to complete a 5-0 aggregate success.

While Can is unfazed by his team's next opponents, he would like to avoid facing a fellow Premier League club.

"I think you are wrong if you play a Champions League game and you don't find motivation," he said.

"I think it was OK, we did our job and we are through the round. I prefer to not play an English team, but I don't care who."

Overcoming Porto saw Liverpool into the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2008-09.

Defender Dejan Lovren feels his side are in good enough form to reach the decider.

"The goal is step by step. Let's see who we will get in the quarter-finals," the Croatian said.

"I don't like to talk about the future but if we continue like that in this form, we can see ourselves in the final."