"I am very sad and angry at not being able to play," said the man who scored Liverpool's semi-final winner.
"It is incredible that my dream is now over. To miss the final is an enormous blow for me because I was really looking forward to the game after beating Chelsea in the semi-final.
"It is going to really hurt me to sit on the sidelines because that's not where I like to be, but I will still play my part by getting behind my team mates to win the trophy."