Revealed: David Coote's 'former friend' filmed alongside Premier League ref as he called Jurgen Klopp a '****' is ex-cricketer-turned-recruiter who has been left 'absolutely gutted' over leak

The man who appeared in the astonishing leaked video involving suspended Premier League referee David Coote is said to be a former county cricketer who now works in recruitment. According to sources who contacted Mail Sport over the identity of Coote's friend, the man sitting alongside the Premier League referee is former Nottinghamshire cricketer Ben Kitt, who once held down a two-year contract at the club. The man who appeared in the astonishing video involving suspended Premier League referee David Coote is believed to be ex-Nottinghamshire cricketer Ben Kitt Coote described Jurgen Klopp as a 'German ****' in a foul-mouthed tirade during the video and has since been suspended by refereeing chiefs PGMOL while they investigate Coote tells the camera 'that f***ing last video cannot go anywhere' in the second video uploaded online while the man identified as Kitt says 'let's not 'f***ing ruin his career' Kitt is understood to be devastated by the leak. Coote was the man in charge during Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Aston Villa this weekend Kitt, whose LinkedIn profile appeared to be taken down on Monday, now works in recruitment Kitt had a two-year contract at Trent Bridge, home of Nottinghamshire Cricket Club Kitt, 29, signed his first professional cricket deal in 2017 after impressing for the Nottinghamshire academy and their second XI, claiming more than 100 wickets in a single summer before a stress fracture in his back derailed what could have been a promising career.