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Fabinho converts to overturn Shrewsbury’s shock lead en route to a comfortable win in the FA Cup third round.

Manchester City 3-2 Liverpool (22 Dec 2022): Klopp questioned why VAR was not in use after several incorrect offside calls and what he deemed an uncertain display from the match officials, although he attributed Liverpool’s exit from the Carabao Cup to poor defending.

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Brighton 2-1 Liverpool (29 Jan 2023): Treats Liverpool leniently over three potential red card offences in this FA Cup fourth-round tie: when Ibrahima Konaté, on a yellow card, brings down his future teammate Alexis Mac Allister as the last man, when Fabinho commits an awful foul on Evan Ferguson that leaves the teenager on crutches and an over-the-top foul by Robertson on Mac Allister in stoppage time.

Liverpool 2-1 Fulham (10 Jan 2024): Books Virgil van Dijk for catching Andreas Pereira in the face with a stray elbow in this Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.

The second, when Conor Bradley pulls the shirt of Pau Torres, was “a clear penalty at a key moment”, according to Unai Emery.

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Liverpool’s results: W 5, D 1, L 2

His games as the VAR

Sheffield United 0-1 Liverpool (28 Sep 2019): No major decisions/VAR interventions.

Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool (20 Oct 2019): Two VAR decisions went against Klopp’s unbeaten team.

“We cannot change that – it’s just a general problem with VAR.”

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Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool (5-4 on pens) (29 August 2020): Allows Takumi Minamino’s equaliser for Liverpool to stand in the Community Shield after a review found it was Arsenal’s Cédric Soares, not Salah, who handled in the buildup.

Everton 2-2 Liverpool (17 Oct 2020): The most contentious and consequential of Coote’s VAR performances for Liverpool.

Jota added insult to injury for Spurs when scoring a 94th-minute winner.

Liverpool 3-1 West Ham (24 Sep 2023): Confirms the on-field decisions to award a penalty to Liverpool for a foul by Nayef Aguerd on Salah and to disallow a Curtis Jones goal for offside.

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Liverpool 2-0 Everton (21 Oct 2023): Coote sent the referee, Craig Pawson, to the pitch-side monitor after the latter missed a clear handball by the Everton defender Michael Keane from Luis Díaz’s cross.

The VAR also allowed Gabriel Magalhães’s early opener after a lengthy review of a possible offside.

Arsenal 3-1 Liverpool (4 Feb 2024): Konaté was sent off for two bookable offences by Anthony Taylor but there were no interventions from the VAR.

Brentford 1-4 Liverpool (17 Feb 2024): No major decisions/VAR interventions.

Everton 2-0 Liverpool (24 April 2024): The referee, Andy Madley, awarded Everton an early penalty and booked Alisson for sending Dominic Calvert-Lewin sprawling as he rounded the Liverpool goalkeeper.

Coote recommended a pitch-side review to referee Kavanagh, who upgraded the card to a red.

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Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool (5 Oct 2024): No major decisions/VAR interventions.

Liverpool’s results: W8, D4 (including the Community Shield before pens), L2

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