- Referee David Coote officiated Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday
- In the video allegedly showing Coote, he calls Jurgen Klopp ‘bloody arrogant’
A video allegedly showing Premier League referee David Coote showing disrespect to 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 seen 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 is a deep fake or created with the help of artificial intelligence.
“Liverpool were rubbish,” said the man alleged to be Coote in the video. ‘(Klopp is a) ****, absolutely ****. Apart from right-clicking me when I refereed against Burnley in lockdown, he accused me of lying and then got a bloody punch from me.
“I have no interest in talking to someone who’s damn arrogant. That’s why I try my best not to talk to him. (James) Milner is doing well, I get on with him. You see me there with a ‘mask’ on. But my god, German, fuck me.”
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An astonishing leaked video of Premier League official David Coote calling Liverpool ‘***’ and Jurgen Klopp a ‘German ****’ is being investigated by referee chiefs
Coote was the man in charge during Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa this weekend
The footage appears to have been taken after Coote officiated the controversial 1-1 draw against Burnley in 2020, when Andy Robertson was left furious with the Premier League referee.
Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp clashed with Coote during a league match in 2022
In a second video, the man added, “Just to be clear, that damn last video isn’t going anywhere, seriously.”
Mail Sport understands that referee organization PGMOL is aware of the video and is investigating it.
The match the man alleged to be Coote is referring to in the astonishing video was Liverpool’s controversial 1-1 draw with Burnley in 2020.
In the match that saw Liverpool drop points at home for the first time that season, Andy Robertson was caught on camera angrily confronting Coote in an expletive-laden tirade after being denied a penalty.
‘How is that not a punishment, it is a shame; ‘ shouted the Scot angrily after the match. ‘How the hell is that not a punishment? You didn’t see anything.
‘You haven’t seen anything the whole game, except you booked them in the last minute. F*** me. What’s the point of having you in the middle? What’s the point of having you? F*** me. Honestly.’
Coote has been a Premier League referee since 2018 and has since had many clashes with Klopp, who left Anfield at the end of last season.
More to follow.