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Who are Paul Tierney and David Coote, Manchester United vs City FA Cup final officials?

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Daniel Hoffman

Updated on January 23, 2026

Paul Tierney and David Coote are authorities for the Manchester Joined versus Man City 2023 FA Cup last
They were savaged on after Jack Grealish was given a handball at Wembley on Saturday
Paul has been a Chief Association ref beginning around 2014

Paul Tierney and David Coote, authorities for the Manchester Joined versus Man City 2023 FA Cup last, were savaged via virtual entertainment after Jack Grealish was given a handball at Wembley on Saturday. Bruno Fernandes scored for the Red Fiends, taking the game to 1-1 at half-time.

Grealish was pronounced to have dealt with the ball inside his container. Match ref Paul Tierney’s on-field choice was looked into. The VAR ref Coote concluded that it was as a matter of fact a punishment for Joined together. Fernandes sent Stefan Ortega the incorrect method for scoring from the spot.

İlkay Gündoğan, who left a mark on the world for scoring the quickest objective in FA Cup finals, scored a second after halftime to reclaim the lead. The score was 2-1.

In the interim, Tierney and Coote were savaged via online entertainment.

Paul Tierney will referee the FA Cup Final with David Coote on VAR. 🔴✅

— UtdPlug (@UtdPlug) June 2, 2023


“Paul Tierney from Salford refereeing and David Coote the Man Joined fan on VAR today 🤔” a Twitter client said.

“Puzzled how Paul Tierney and Coote on VAR have for the gig for the FA Cup last 😂 they are ostensibly the most terrible authorities in the prem,” another additional.

“Paul Tierney and David Coote. In the event that you at any point need confirmation that officials don’t get rebuffed for being shite, here you go,” a third one tweeted.

Who are Paul Tierney and David Coote?

Paul Tierney’s group for the FA Cup last between Man Joined together and Energy Guardiola’s City incorporates – Peter Bankes, and hold right hand official Adrian Holmes. Collaborator refs Neil Davies and Scott Record work close by Tierney on Saturday.

Tierney is 42 years of age. He has been a Chief Association ref starting around 2014 and has directed 158 games. He was the associate official at the 2010 FA Cup last among Chelsea and Portsmouth and furthermore at the 2009 FA Cup semi-last. He has given out 16 red cards and 544 yellow cards in the Chief Association.

David Coote, then again, has been directing since he was 16. The 40-year-old refereed in the Notts Collusion Association, the Northern Regions East Football Association, the Northern Chief Association and the Gathering North.

He refereed his most memorable Chief Association game in 2018.