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I disagree as I think we've gone too soft. If we saw yellows for such a light touch every time, which is what you'd have to have for consistency, we'd be seeing multiple sending offs every game. Beto was straight into his dive as soon as he got touched. I can understand why he'd be trying to even up the match but he was definitely looking for it.

I really dislike Ashley Young but his second yellow was really harsh; Diaz did him no favours either with his multiple rolls. If the ref had just pulled him to the side, given him a big long talking to, Dyche could've done exactly the same thing that Klopp did and pulled him off. It was a foul sure, but every foul after someone has been put in the book isn't an automatic yellow. This is compounded by the fact that the first yellow for young was also fairly harsh considering Tsimikas never saw yellow a few mins later for a similar offence. Similarly, if a cautionary word had been given to Jota vs Spurs then nobody would've cared about the fact his first yellow was a joke either as he would've just been pulled.

I get there is a lot of pressure on refs when the crowd is baying for cards but before they ultimately ruin the game, they'd do well to take a pause and, if there is any doubt that they've maybe not got either call correct, give the player an obvious final warning. If the manager doesn't pull him or the player just continues to push his luck, then fair enough. I can't be the only one who is sick of so many red cards this season though. It just ruins the match.