Body language expert analyses post-match altercation between David Coote and Jurgen Klopp

A body language expert has given a verdict on David Coote after analysing a video between him and Jurgen Klopp.

On Monday, it was reported that the PGMPOL are investigating after an alleged video of Coote speaking about Liverpool and Klopp circulated on social media.

In the video, a man which appears to be Coote said: "Liverpool were s***."

When asked about ex-Reds boss Klopp, he replied: "A c***. Absolute c***. Aside from having a right pop at me when I refereed them against Burnley in lockdown, then he accused me of lying and then just had a right f***ing pop at me. I've got no interest in speaking to somebody who's f***ing arrogant. [James] Milner's alright. I get on with Milner."

Now, a body language expert has picked apart a video of Coote's exchange with Klopp during Liverpool's match against Burnley from back in 2020.

Body language expert Darren Stanton told OLBG: "Jurgen Klopp is an emotive person who is easy to read from a body language perspective. His interaction with David Coote after Liverpool played Burnley shows a man that is in disbelief and astonishment.

"He’s saying to Coote ‘I can’t believe your decision! I can’t believe what is going on!’ His hands are on his head which in this context is him being shocked. He is surprised and is in disbelief. Throwing his arms in the air and then his altercation with the referee. Klopp has got the belief that Coote has it in for him and is being biased in his decisions.

"Klopp is incredibly angry and frustrated at the treatment he’s getting. He thinks he’s not getting the fair side of the stick which we can see in his gestures from the dugout and on the pitch. Where he’s got his hands on his head, that’s a sign of him being overwhelmed and he wants the ground to swallow him up."

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He added: "Coote downplays the situation but he seems to be quite an arrogant man. He seems to know how to push Klopp’s buttons. Where Coote has got his hands on his hips, the more space we occupy with our bodies and spread our feet apart, the more important we feel we are in that situation. It’s something that you see celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez do.

"Coote does that gesture a lot. It can be contextual because people put their hands on their hips a lot but it seems to be that he is asserting his authority. You’ll notice this in quite a few situations. There is a clear division in this altercation between Klopp and Coote."