Man United icon Wayne Rooney opens up on sack pressure as he's given 'two games to save job'

Manchester United icon Wayne Rooney admits he is happy to take criticism on the chin amid reports that he has just two games to save his managerial job at Plymouth Argyle.

Rooney was appointed Argyle's manager in May but his start to life at Home Park has been difficult. The Green Army sit just two points above the relegation zone in the second tier and are winless since the beginning of November.

This past week has intensified the pressure on Rooney after Plymouth were hammered 6-1 by Norwich City and followed that up with a 4-0 loss to Bristol City on Saturday. According to The Telegraph, Rooney has been given a stay of execution due to an ongoing injury crisis but this patience is not likely to last forever.

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It is claimed that the next two matches against Oxford United and Swansea City at home are pivotal and could potentially save his job beyond the Christmas period. Following the heavy loss at Ashton Gate, Rooney addressed the pressure on his shoulders.

"We have to take it," Rooney told Plymouth Live. "I have been criticised since I was a 16-year-old boy, my whole career, and what you always want is weapons to fight back with.

"At the minute we have got none, so we have to take it on the chin and hope that we get through this. The last two games have been the toughest of my career as a manager so I need to find a way to get through it, but also to get that message through to the players to make sure I lift them.

"We have got another game next Saturday so a bit of time before then so I need to make sure I figure out the right way to go about what has happened over the last two games." Rooney's next match comes on Saturday against