Louis van Gaal expects to still be Manchester United manager next season, although knows missing out on Champions League qualification would see them fall short of expectations.
The 3-2 midweek defeat at West Ham saw the Red Devils waste the chance to wrest fourth spot from Manchester City ahead of the season finale.
Van Gaal's men now need to win against Bournemouth and hope City fall at Swansea - a tough ask underlined by bookmakers' odds of 7-1 on United usurping Manuel Pellegrini's men.
Failing to reach the Champions League cost David Moyes his job two years ago and speculation is rife that the Dutchman could follow suit, with Jose Mourinho's desire to return to management only fuelling such talk.
Furthermore, Van Gaal's name was conspicuous by its absence as investors and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward sidestepped the subject of the manager's position following the announcement of United's third-quarter results.
Hours later, though, the manager remained steadfast in his belief that he would be kept, bristling at the suggestion it would be harder to keep the players' concentration given they know he plans to retire at the end of next season.
'Yeah, but you and your colleagues have sacked me for six months, so I have worked with these circumstances already for six months and we are still in the race,' he said. 'You cannot say that we are not.
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