​Despite being regularly bombarded with criticism, Louis van Gaal has boldly claimed that he is one of the game's greatest managers, ​Four Four Two report.

Manchester United's boss has come under fire from all corners this season and the pressure will mount after Sunday's 1-1 draw with Leicester means that the club face an uphill struggle to pinch a Champions League spot. 

Jose Mourinho has long been linked with ousting the enigmatic Dutchman from his Old Trafford throne but he insists it doesn't affect him.

Speaking at Manchester United's Player of the Year awards ceremony on Monday evening, Van Gaal said "I can cope with it when the media is writing for six months that I am sacked already. It is not new for me.

"For my players, it is not so easy. They are reading it every day. How do you think that affects my authority? What do you think about the way they want to follow my advice, when their coach is portrayed like a nobody because I cannot do anything?

"But I am not like that. I am very arrogant. I am one of the best managers of the world."

Manchester City currently occupy fourth place but if the Red Devils win their game in hand then they will slash the gap down to a solitary point. If Van Gaal manages to squeeze the Sky Blues out of the top-four and lift the FA Cup then he will boost his prospects of remaining at Old Trafford.

The veteran coach went on to add "We have to meet the expectations of the biggest club in the world. Expectations are too high.

"We are in a period of transition. It is not so easy. We're still in a position to qualify[ for the Champions League], and we're in the final of the FA Cup.

"We've fought back many times [this season], so you can applaud the players, because they've done it. 

"I came to England to win a trophy, but first we have to qualify for the Champions League."