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.

Premier League referee David Coote was suspended by the PGMOL referees' body on Monday pending a full investigation after a video circulated on social media showing the official allegedly abusing Liverpool and former manager Juergen Klopp.

The Premier League's referees' association (PGMOL) has suspended one of its officials after he was caught on video calling Jürgen Klopp a "prick" and "arrogant." The video, whose date of recording is unknown, features Premier League referee David Coote disparaging Klopp, who managed Liverpool until last summer.