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title: "Liverpool: Fans delighted as David Coote is removed for Leicester City encounter"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fans-delighted-as-david-coote-is-removed-for-leicester-city-encounter/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Nathan Linley"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2020-11-19T18:00:46Z"
modified: "2020-11-19T18:00:46Z"
---

# Liverpool: Fans delighted as David Coote is removed for Leicester City encounter

**Many Liverpool fans were pleased to hear that referee David Coote was removed from VAR duties for the Reds’ Premier League game against Leicester City this weekend.**

Coote was the man in charge of VAR during the [2-2](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54489179) draw against Everton last month, where Jordan Pickford escaped punishment after a high tackle on Virgil van Dijk, leaving him needing surgery on a [serious knee injury](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/414077-virgil-van-dijk-undergoes-successful-surgery).

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After Liverpool contacted the Premier League to question the failure in scrutinising Pickford, no further action was taken as it was not deemed to be a red card offence at the time (via [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54601721)).

With little explanation, the Premier League themselves [announced](https://www.premierleague.com/news/1897446) that there was a change to the officials’ line-up for Matchweek Nine, which will now see Andre Marriner make decisions on the proceedings at Anfield.

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With this in mind, supporters were delighted with the news, with the injustice of Van Dijk’s injury still looming like a dark cloud over their heads.

### Fans hail decision to drop Coote

> A win for the people!
>
> — Jonathan Morley (@jkmlfc) [November 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/jkmlfc/status/1329089285916557318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> good news
>
> — โรซี่แม่เรียกกินข้าวrest (@AVO\_ROSIE) [November 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/AVO_ROSIE/status/1329112227970834432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> beautiful
>
> — (@Ftbl\_H\_) [November 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/Ftbl_H_/status/1329089255772094464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> First good news in 2 months…
>
> — Drew Hunt (@huntdrew11) [November 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/huntdrew11/status/1329103468267790336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Finally, Removed and Replaced [https://t.co/xkJZCLCdnW](https://t.co/xkJZCLCdnW)
>
> — Renaldi Hergatama (@Rey\_LFC8) [November 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/Rey_LFC8/status/1329226390642651136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Smart decision. [#YNWA](https://twitter.com/hashtag/YNWA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://t.co/TjulqffZMq](https://t.co/TjulqffZMq)
>
> — Niall Kelleher (@123anfield) [November 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/123anfield/status/1329151224994783235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Soooo, the VAR will actually know the rules!! That’s a genuine relief. [https://t.co/RqIrcMQ06P](https://t.co/RqIrcMQ06P)
>
> — Ian (@Ian\_D7) [November 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/Ian_D7/status/1329119305724796928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***In other news, [Darren Bent believes Liverpool will avoid repeat of 2016 transfer event after recent reports](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-transfer-rumours/darren-bent-daryl-janmaat-anfield-steven-caulker-kop-lfc/).***