The Italian is reportedly under pressure at Aston Villa.
Aston Villa owner Tony Xia has responded on Twitter to speculation about manager Roberto Di Matteo.
The Telegraph reported on Monday that the under-fire Italian had two games to save his job as Aston Villa boss following a poor start to the Championship season.
The report suggested that Di Matteo – who won the Champions League with Chelsea four years ago – would be fired unless he won one of the Villans’ next two games.
They drew 1-1 at Barnsley last night, with Sam Winnall netting an 89th-minute equaliser to deny Aston Villa what would have been a first win in eight games – seven of which have now been draws, including all of the last five.
It was only a matter of time before speculation mounted on his future, following a £50 million summer spending spree, but Xia has suggested that the reports about his manager are untrue.
If they are accurate, however, then Di Matteo will need to mastermind a win at Preston North End this weekend to save his job.
No Villa fan expected an easy route back to the Premier League, but few would have believed a record of one victory in their first 10 Championship games. It is growing increasingly difficult to defend Di Matteo, given the summer outlay.
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