Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted he never had any doubt in either his or his side's abilities after Manchester United finished third in the Premier League and qualified for next season's Champions League.
Pressure mounted on Solskjaer earlier in the campaign following a poor run of form, and United were jeered off the pitch after a 2-0 home defeat to Burnley in January which left them 14 points behind third placed Leicester.
But since the arrival of Bruno Fernandes things have turned around, and their 2-0 win over the Foxes on the last day of the season capped off what must be seen as a successful Premier League season.
Solskjaer says he is pleased to prove the doubters wrong, but also insisted his players and staff deserve just as much credit.
"All the predictions were sixth or seventh," he said. "That's alright. If I'm getting criticised that makes me stronger and believe more in what I'm doing.
"Please don't praise me too much because you can become complacent. That's just the way I'm made.
"I believe in what I do and what I've been doing. We all have different ideas to management and I do it my way. That's the only way I can do it. I have a fantastic staff and the players have bought into this."
Solskjaer also warned next season may be more difficult as United try to balance playing Champions League football with challenging near the top of the Premier League.
"Next season with the Champions League instead of the Europa League will be different," he added.
"We want to move up the league table so we can't take our eye of the league and rest players like in the Europa League, there will be more demands on the players.
"Next season will be even more testing. You have to get used to playing 45 to 50 games for this club every season.
"It's been a massive achievement, they are incredible. We have come so far as a team and we're building a culture. To win the game was massive mentally for them as well."
