Crawley Town boss John Yems has criticised Manchester United after a loan deal for D'Mani Mellor fell through on deadline day.

Mellor was set to join the League Two side for the remainder of the season, before an administrative error ended any hopes of an exit.

"Yeah stay up tonight - there's a good film on Film4," he joked when quizzed on Crawley's deadline day plans.

"We are trying a few but we had some disappointing news concerning the Manchester United player, there was a right balls-up with the paperwork from their end and I don't think that will go through, we are trying to rectify it.

"Clare [James, club secretary] has been working all night to try and get some in."