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Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren set to make Croatia return

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren is back in the Croatia national team setup after missing this summer's European Championship following a disagreement with manager Ante Cacic.

The central defender has been included in Cacic's 23-man squad for next month's World Cup qualifier against Turkey.

Lovren was left out of the Euro 2016 preliminary squad after a reported bust-up with Cacic, having been accused of refusing to warm up in the friendly against Hungary in March.

When naming his team for the tournament in France, Cacic told reporters: "I already said when appointed as coach that the Croatia squad is above any individual.