Premier League bosses including Jurgen Klopp, Mauricio Pochettino and Ange Postecoglou came out against the IFAB plan to introduce a blue card on Friday.
Paris St Germain closed in on a record-extending 12th Ligue 1 title as Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe each scored twice in a 4-1 away victory against second-from-bottom Lorient on Wednesday.
Manchester United are resigned to losing André Onana to AFCON in January although the goalkeeper is yet to make a decision about whether he will play if he’s called up by Cameroon, sources told ESPN.