Antonio Valencia apologises after liking Instagram post calling for Manchester United to sack Jose Mourinho
The Red Devils boss is under increasing pressure after four games without a win
Antonio Valencia has apologised after inadvertently liking an Instagram post which called for Jose Mourinho to be sacked.
The Manchester United manager is feeling the heat at Old Trafford after Tuesday night's draw with Valencia left them four games without a win in all competitions.
Rumours about Antonio Conte or Zinedine Zidane coming in to replace him have only intensified as poor performances are producing even worse results.
With a team worth over a third of a billion at his disposal, the Portuguese must know his position will soon become untenable, but it can't have been helped by his club captain inferring he should go.
A fan account for the Ecuadorian posted an image on the social media site last night with the caption: "I'm not even surprised about the outcome of this game. I always look forward to our games but recently Mourinho has made watching us a punishment now.
"Something needs to change. Mourinho needs to go."
However, the former Wigan Athletic man has taken to Twitter to explain and defend his actions.
He wrote: "Yesterday, I liked a post on Instagram without reading the text that accompanied the picture.
"These are not my views and I apologise for this. I am fully supportive of the manager and my teammates. We are all giving our everything to improve the results."