- Referee David Coote officiated Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday
- The video allegedly showing Coote sees him call Jurgen Klopp ‘f***ing arrogant’
A video allegedly showing Premier League referee David Coote disrespecting Liverpool and former manager Jurgen Klopp is being investigated by the PGMOL.
Coote, who refereed Liverpool’s 2-0 win against Aston Villa on Saturday, is shown in the video – which appears to be from several years ago – calling then Reds boss Klopp a ‘German ****’ and ‘f***ing arrogant’.
It is worth noting that the PGMOL is only in the preliminary stages of its investigation and there is a possibility that the video could be a deep-fake or made using artificial intelligence.
‘Liverpool were shit,’ said the man alleged to be Coote in the video. ‘(Klopp is a) ****, absolute ****. Aside from having a right pop at me when I was refereeing them against Burnley in lockdown, he accused me of lying and then had a right f***ing pop of me.
‘I have no interest in speaking to someone who is f***ing arrogant. So I do my best not to speak to him. (James) Milner is all right, I get on with him. You can see me there with a ‘mask’ on. But, my god, German ****, f*** me.’
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An astonishing leaked video appearing to show Premier League official David Coote calling Liverpool ‘s***’ and Jurgen Klopp a ‘German ****’ is being investigated by referees chiefs
Coote was the man in charge during Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Aston Villa this weekend
The footage appears to be taken after Coote officiated Liverpool’s controversial 1-1 draw against Burnley in 2020, when Andy Robertson was left furious at the Premier League referee
Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp clashing with Coote during a league match back in 2022
In a second video, the man added: ‘Just to be clear, that f***ing last video cannot go anywhere, seriously.’
Mail Sport understands the refereeing body PGMOL are aware of the video and are investigating it.
More to follow.
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