It hurt when I was left out of Liverpool squad on day of final – I didn't see it coming

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“We lost the first (Champions League) final when I was injured - I was out for a year.“I lost out on the semi-final and the final so when I was on the pitch with the crutches, I was like, ‘Oh no, am I allowed to claim this [winners medal]? Because I’m not in the squad for the final and I’m injured.’“When we got to the Champions League final again, I was back and I was in the squad.

For me, I was like, ‘I’m counting this.’“I’ve been training, I’ve made a couple of appearances since coming back from injury, and I’ve got to claim this. But there is always that little thing of, ‘I wish I could have played.’“I have the same thought with a few of the things I’ve won.

“I was a big part of the push towards the back end of that season – it was the best I played.“From December to when I got injured in March/April, that was the best I had ever been playing. When I came back, I didn’t go straight back into the team.