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Mark Clattenburg has branded former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp "very strange" following encounters during his own officiating career.

The 50-year-old took charge of 297 Premier League fixtures before hanging up his whistle in 2017.

Speaking on the Undr the Cosh podcast, Clattenburg has weighed in on former Premier League official David Coote being dismissed after footage emerged of him allegedly calling ex-Liverpool manager Klopp a "German c---."



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No, it's just his honest opinion that he didn't like Jurgen Klopp.

"I didn't like Jurgen Klopp, I thought he was strange.

Drawing parallels with his own experience of needing to retrain if he wished to return to his previous career as an electrician, Clattenburg expressed empathy for Coote, who has been seen in his new role 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.

"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.

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