David Coote oversaw several English Football League Championship games for eight years before becoming a Premier League referee in 2018. He had a number of run-ins with Klopp during the German's time as Liverpool manager. Klopp stepped down as the Reds boss at the end of season.

Soon after the rant appeared on social media, PGMOL suspended Coote pending a ‘full investigation’ which will now take place. Coote and Klopp have had their run-ins with one a

Referee David Coote’s alleged comments about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp are being investigated by the Football Association. A video which began circulating online on Monday appears to show Coote making highly derogatory remarks about Klopp,