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Contract Rebel Returns to Liverpool After Being Ruled Out of Brazil Friendly With Back Inju

Emre Can has returned to Liverpool after "persistent back pain" has caused the midfielder to drop out of international duty, the German Football Association has confirmed.

The 24-year-old did not feature for Die Mannschaft against Spain on Friday when a brilliant strike from Thomas Müller cancelled out Rodrigo's early goal.

Can still travelled from Düsseldorf to Berlin ahead of Germany's upcoming friendly against Brazil, but a chance of making his 21st appearance for the national team will have to wait after being sent back to Liverpool on Saturday where he will undergo minor treatment at Melwood.

The former Bayern Munich midfielder would have had the chance to face off against his Liverpool teammate Roberto Firmino at the Olympiastadion on Tuesday, as well as having a first reunion with former Reds playmaker Philippe Coutinho.