Liverpool ace Van Dijk was offside in the build-up to the incident.The Reds colossus now faces a battle to play again this season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury as a result of the challenge during Saturday's 2-2 draw.Liverpool are fuming that the Everton keeper's foul went unpunished, with Van Dijk now set to undergo knee surgery in what is a huge blow to his side's hopes of defending their Premier League title.
And according to a report from the Daily Mail, Coote didn't check for a red-card offence because he thought the offside ruling against Van Dijk nullified what happened afterwards.
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