Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool win over Burnley would have been like the 'wild west' with blue cards

Jurgen Klopp believes the argumentative nature of Liverpool's 3-1 win over Burnley would have been "like the wild west" with the implementation of the mooted 'blue card' idea.

Earlier this week it was revealed that football's lawmakers, IFAB, have proposed trials that would see players given blue cards for dissent and tactical fouls. Under the 'sin-bin' style plans players given the sanctions would spend 10 minutes off the pitch before returning and it's an idea that was panned by Klopp in his Friday press conference.

The Reds boss was cautioned for his reaction to seeing Diogo Jota taken down during the victory over Burnley. And in a game that saw seven bookings handed out alongside yellows for both managers, Klopp criticised the IFAB plans once more, using the win against Vincent Kompany's men as an example for why the idea should be scrapped.

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"Is there any chance not to accept [the yellow]? I am not sure," Klopp said. "Did anyone see the situation when Diogo got wrestled down? Is that a possible penalty? Is it or not? I want to know from my position.

"For me it happened in the box and it was a penalty. But then the fourth official tells me, 'we are checking'. But we had no chance at that moment because it was not 'clear and obvious' and something he saw was not enough for a penalty. That clicked slightly in my head and I was a bit [annoyed].

"But imagine this game today with the blue cards, that would have been the wild west! Honestly. The cards would have flown, for a moment there would have been seven players on the pitch because everyone