With referee David Coote suspended following a video allegedly making expletive-laden feedback about Liverpool, his first controversy has come to the fore.
Coote has been suspended pending investigation from the PGMOL after a video resurfaced allegedly exhibiting the 42-year-old labelling Jurgen Klopp a “German c***.”
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“Except for having a proper pop at me after I reffed them towards Burnley in lockdown, then he accused me of mendacity then simply had a proper f***ing pop at me, I’ve received no real interest in chatting with somebody who’s f***ing boastful,” Coote is seen explaining.
“I do my greatest to not converse to him.”
The official has since denied involvement, insisting the video isn’t real, however any verdict will await the outcomes of the PGMOL’s investigation.
Seemingly filmed in October 2020, following Liverpool’s 7-2 loss at Aston Villa, his alleged feedback reference a 1-1 draw between the Reds and Burnley performed behind closed doorways in July 2020.
Liverpool had already been confirmed as Premier League champions, however a sequence of questionable selections from Coote – referee that day – sparked the fury of Klopp and his gamers.
Andy Robertson was introduced down within the field in a transparent foul from Johan Berg Gudmundsson and the failure to award a penalty led to a confrontation after the match.
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“How that’s not a penalty on me…what’s the purpose in having [VAR]? What’s the level in having you?” Robertson requested.
“Wait till you see it. Wait till you go in and see that and also you’ll go, ‘how the f*** is that not a penalty?’.
“Yous didn’t see f***ing something. Yous didn’t see something the entire recreation other than f***ing reserving him within the final minute.
“F*** me. What’s the purpose of getting yous within the center? What’s the purpose of getting you? Eh? F*** me, actually.”
Klopp joined Robertson in his criticism of Coote and his officers, telling the referee: “Actually unhealthy, I’ve to say. We’ve to be trustworthy.”
Trent Alexander-Arnold was one other to confront Coote, asking: “How the f*** was that not a foul on [Robertson] by the best way? F*** me.
“If it’s not a penalty it’s a f***ing foul then. The contact echoed across the f***ing stadium!”
Coote has been concerned in a sequence of controversial selections towards Liverpool since, together with failing to suggest a pink card for Jordan Pickford after he inflicted an ACL damage on Virgil van Dijk in October 2020.
He was additionally VAR for the Martin Odegaard handball in final season’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal – with PGMOL chief Howard Webb later admitting the officers “didn’t attain the fitting consequence.”
