Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey returns to Wales squad for World Cup qualifier against Serbia

Aaron Ramsey is back in the Wales squad after injury for next week's key World Cup qualifier against Serbia in Cardiff.

Ramsey played 75 minutes of Arsenal's Champions League victory over Ludogorets on Tuesday night - his first appearance since mid-August following a hamstring injury.

And Wales manager Chris Coleman has immediately restored him to the squad for a game that has taken on added significance after Wales' last two qualifiers against Austria and Georgia ended in draws.

In-form Stoke midfielder Joe Allen, who missed the Georgia game last month because of a hamstring problem, was also named in the squad on Wednesday as Wales look to reignite their push for top spot in the group and one automatic qualifying place. There is a return for midfielder Jonathan Williams in a 23-man group.

Coleman said it was "a no-brainer" to include Ramsey in his squad for the Serbia clash.

"He played 75 minutes last night, and he looks fit. It was a no-brainer. He is a huge part of what we are trying to do - a massive part of that with the talent he possesses," Coleman said.

"It was pleasing to see he got so much game-time last night, and he got an assist for the second goal, so fantastic.

"We have never taken risks with players, and we wouldn't with Aaron Ramsey. With somebody as good as Aaron, something is better than nothing, but we will have to wait and see after this weekend."

Coleman, meanwhile, expressed his delight at Gareth Bale's recently announced six-year contract with Spanish giants Real Madrid.

"That's where he belongs - he belongs at that level. He belongs in that spotlight," Coleman added.

"When he first moved from Tottenham to Real Madrid, I said then he would get better and better, and he has.

"Two Champions Leagues in three years is an unbelievable return. You have to look at him as probably the most successful player to come from this way to go that way (abroad). To do what he has done is absolutely amazing.

"If you could put together a player with all the best attributes, he's got them all. He is only going to get better.

"I think it is a great signing for Madrid, and it is obviously great for Gareth, because they are a fantastic football club."

Speaking at Wales' training base near Cardiff, Coleman was asked about striker Ched Evans and where he currently stood in terms of possible selection.

Striker Evans, who has won 13 Wales caps and is currently playing for Chesterfield, was in a retrial last month found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room.

Evans was originally found guilty of rape four years ago. He served two-and-a-half years of a five-year prison sentence, but the conviction was quashed earlier this year.

Coleman said: "From the football side of it, he has missed a lot of football.

"I don't know Ched personally - I've never met the boy. He was playing at a certain level before this situation occurred, and now he is playing at a different level.

"He has missed a lot of football, and since he has been away a lot has happened to this team. There are a lot of players in front of him. From a football perspective, a lot needs to happen.

"I look at it now from a football perspective, and the boys I am looking at compete at a level we need them to compete at to continue where we have been in the last two or three years.

"If anyone is going to make an impact on that, they need to be at least playing at the highest level and doing the business at the highest level."

Wales squad for World Cup qualifier against Serbia in Cardiff on November 12: Hennessey (Crystal Palace), Ward (Liverpool), Williams (Inverness); B Davies (Tottenham), J Chester (Aston Villa), J Collins (West Ham), P Dummett (Newcastle), C Gunter (Reading), N Taylor (Swansea), A Williams (Everton); J Allen (Stoke), D Edwards (Wolves), E Huws (Cardiff), A King (Leicester), T Lawrence (Leicester), J Ledley (Crystal Palace), S MacDonald (Wigan), A Ramsey (Arsenal), D Cotterill (Birmingham), J Williams (Crystal Palace); G Bale (Real Madrid), H Robson-Kanu (West Brom), S Vokes (Burnley).