Liverpool star Andy Robertson didn't hide how he felt about David Coote in furious rant

Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended from duty by the PGMOL with immediate effect, which appears to show him making offensive remarks about Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp.

The 42-year-old refereed the Reds’ last match, . It was a game filled with refereeing controversy. He waved play on after was brought down when clean through on the Villa goal. There was also a penalty claim for the visitors which

Left-back played the full match on Saturday and was not involved in any of the questionable decisions. However, he was on the receiving end of a questionable challenge during the first Reds match Coote refereed and was not happy with the outcome. He gave the official both barrels after the game.

It was a clash with which was held behind closed doors at in July 2020. The game ended 1-1, making it the only home league game Liverpool didn’t win in their title campaign of 2019/20.

In the 83rd minute, Robertson tried to get to a loose ball in the Clarets’ penalty box. Burnley’s Johann Gudmundsson cleared the danger but took the Reds’ Scottish defender down in the process. Coote was unmoved by the penalty appeals and play continued.

Robertson approached the official at full time and did not mince his words when giving him his opinion of the spot kick decision. “How’s that not a penalty is a disgrace,” he said (via ). “How the f*** is that not a penalty?

“You didn’t see f**king anything. You didn’t see anything the whole game apart from f**king booking them in the last minute. F**k me. What’s the point in having you in the middle? What’s the point in having you? F*** me. Honestly,” Robertson said to conclude his rant.

While he took charge of five domestic cup games for the Reds after that, Coote then went almost four years without refereeing Liverpool in the Premier League. The next occasion , which was then followed by the Villa game on Saturday.

But Coote has also drawn ire from Liverpool when acting as video referee, with . As Robertson showed, though, Coote's performances have frequently upset the Reds since the day he and the team first met.