Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel insists he does not feel guilty about the challenge on Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea which resulted in his three-match ban . The Slovakia international , currently away preparing for a Euro 2016 qualifier at home to Luxembourg on Friday , failed in his appeal against a violent conduct charge . Skrtel had argued the action of standing on De Gea 's right shin as he chased a through-ball in the final seconds of Sunday 's 2-1 defeat at Anfield was unintentional but an independent panel disagreed with him . Martin Skrtel 's foot lands on David de Gea 's leg in the incident which saw the FA charge the defender . A three-man panel of former elite officials reviewed the footage after it was missed by Martin Atkinson ( right ) Skrtel could have been in more trouble for posting this picture of clowns after the FA upheld his ban . The 30-year-old has continued to profess his innocence even after his ban was confirmed , meaning he misses Premier League matches against Arsenal and Newcastle , plus an FA Cup quarter-final replay at Blackburn . 'It feels strange because we appealed against those charges and still I was hit by a three-match ban , ' he told his personal website martin-skrtel.com . ' I did n't want to stamp on him . It was an accident and I did n't do it on purpose . I do n't feel guilty . It was a long ball and he went towards me and I wanted to jump over him . Simple as that . ' The defender is unlikely to punished after he posted a picture of clowns on his Instagram account on Wednesday - which has been widely viewed as his comment on those who sat on the panel and decided the outcome of the hearing . Steven Gerrard will also miss three games after seeing red for this stamp during the 2-1 defeat . Captain Gerrard was sent off after stamping on Manchester United 's Ander Herrera on Sunday . Skrtel will be joined on the sidelines by Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard , who will also serve a similar three-match ban after his moment of madness saw him sent off less than a minute after coming on as a substitute for the second half after stamping on United midfielder Ander Herrera . With Skrtel and several of his team-mates away on international duty the club 's Under 21 squad have been invited to train at the first-team 's Melwood base . However , one of their number Jordan Lussey will be getting competitive action elsewhere after completed a loan move to Bolton , currently 17th in the Sky Bet Championship . The 20-year-old follows the likes of Sheyi Ojo and Jerome Sinclair , who have both joined relegation-threatened Championship side Wigan on loan in the last six weeks to gain first-team football experience .
Martin Skrtel told his personal website the incident was just an accident . Stamp occurred late on in Liverpool 's 2 - 0 defeat by Manchester United . Liverpool ##n will now miss matches against Arsenal and Newcastle . Slovakian will also miss their Cup replay against liver Rovers . CLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool fixtures .