Rio Ferdinand has played down reports that Manchester United are considering replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with Mauricio Pochettino.
Solskjaer was under intense pressure going into this weekend, knowing that defeat against Everton could spell the end of his Old Trafford tenure.
But the Red Devils ran out 3-1 winners over the Toffees, giving Solskjaer some breathing space amid claims Pochettino is waiting in the wings to take his job.
The former Tottenham manager has long been linked with the United manager's job, and speculation stepped up following defeat in the Champions League.
Ferdinand doesn't believe Solskjaer is in immediate danger though, and praised the Norwegian's side for a solid performance against Everton.
"Man United needed a huge performance and a result this weekend," Ferdinand told FIVE YouTube channel.
"The pressure was absolutely on this team and the management, they went out there and produced. In the media, there's been bit of disrespect to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to be honest. People touting about that Pochettino has been spoken to.
"I've got it from a really, really, really good source that there's been no conversations and they wouldn't disrespect Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in that manner.
"I feel like that should be addressed. We can all say 'So and so will be good or better', that's just part of the game.
"But to say someone has been spoken to and is coming in imminently, when it's not true, I think that's out of order. The man is in the job and his team have found a knack of always pulling a result out when they need it and this was no difference, they were solid."
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