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A former Premier League referee has discussed his thoughts on Jurgen Klopp(Image: Nigel French/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)

Mark Clattenburg has labelled former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp “very strange” following incidents during his own refereeing career.

He was controversially appointed as Nottingham Forest’s referee analyst in early 2024 and left the role three months later.

In an appearance on the Undr the Cosh podcast, Clattenburg has spoken out about former Premier League referee David Coote being sacked after a video of him calling ex-Liverpool boss Klopp a "German c***" was leaked.



I was like, ‘What a strange bloke.’”

Article continues belowMark Clattenburg recalled his experiences with Jurgen Klopp(Image: PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Clattenburg elaborated on the difficulties that Coote will have faced in terms of his job prospects since being sacked by PGMOL and suspended by UEFA until June 2026.

Reflecting on personally needing to retrain if he wanted to restart his past career as an electrician, Clattenburg empathised with Coote being spotted in his new job as a delivery driver.

“If you lose your job, for example Dave Coote, it’s a huge moment of his life,” Clattenburg admitted.

“For example, Dave Coote, what he’s gone through and somebody in his friendship group has decided to leak that video,” Clattenburg said.

David Coote's rant about Jurgen Klopp was leaked in a video(Image: Robin Jones/Getty Images)

“They’re not friends.

I came outside my dressing room and he said, ‘Can I have a picture?’ I’ve had players asking for my shirt.

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“As the photo was getting done, unfortunately, Jurgen Klopp, who was the Dortmund manager, was walking past.