A refereeing body is investigating after a video appeared to show a Premier League referee making derogatory comments about Liverpool and their former manager, Sky News understands.
In the footage, a man who appears to be David Coote uses an expletive to describe former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
Klopp left Liverpool in the summer after almost nine years in charge of the Merseyside club.
In the clip, Coote also appears to describe Liverpool FC as "s***".
Coote officiated Liverpool's most recent Premier League game - a 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday night.
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