Chelsea's Enzo Maresca has become the first Premier League manager to air his views on the suspension of referee David Coote - labelling the alleged foul-mouth rant at former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp as unacceptable.

An English Premier League referee has been suspended after a video on social media appeared to show him making derogatory remarks about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

PGMOL, the refereeing body for English football, has confirmed that it is aware of a new video published by The Sun in which suspended Premier League referee David Coote is allegedly seen snorting a white powder.

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.

Refereeing body PGMOL says that David Coote's "welfare" is "important" as an investigation into the match official's conduct continues.

UEFA has opened an investigation into suspended referee David Coote after a video published by The Sun allegedly showed him snorting a white powder while on duty at Euro 2024.