PL managers react to football's new blue card ruling: Pochettino, Postecoglou...

Premier League managers have been giving their reactions to the news that blue cards will be trialled in football starting from next season.

The historic addition to the referees' book is set to be announced on Friday by the International Football Association Board and is the first new card added in over 50 years.

Players committing cynical fouls or showing dissent to officials will be sent to a 10-minute sin-bin in a rule similar to yellow cards being shown in rugby.

Receiving a blue and a yellow, or two blues, will have the same result as two yellows, and see players sent off.

Critics have already fumed over the decision to introduce the new controversial ruling and Premier League managers have now had their say.

The Newcastle manager has been giving his verdict on the new proposed blue card and admitted he isn't a fan of the idea, insisting it will just cause more 'confusion'.

Howe stressed his belief that the current red and yellow card system works well enough to not require any further intervention and believes sin-bins would change the game a lot 'but not in a good way'.

Newcastle already boast two of the Premier League's top disciplinarians in their team with midfielder Bruno Guimaraes being shown more yellow cards than any other player this season (9) and Anthony Gordon just one behind. Any new measure could spell further trouble for the Magpies.

Analysing the new blue card ruling, Howe said on Friday: 'I'm not a big fan, to be honest. I think that's what yellow cards are for. I think the current system works well, it's just got to be applied right.

'I think adding a blue card would just add more confusion, in my opinion, so I'm against it.’

‘I think sin-bins would change the game a lot. But not in a good way, because I