Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has criticised the decision not to hand Douglas Luiz a work permit, calling it "stupid" and questioning the timing of the announcement.
As the Daily Mail's Chris Wheeler reported, the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss was frustrated the decision was made after the Premier League's transfer window had already closed:
"I would have preferred it if it wasn't announced yesterday. If they decide the rules are the rules, let me know 15 days ago and maybe we can decide what we can do.
"But one day before and you decide he can't play because, I don't know, he's not tall enough, doesn't play enough games in the past or something like that.