Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville have backed Ange Postecoglou to remain Tottenham Hotspur boss. The 59-year-old has been heavily scrutinised recently after some disappointing results have seen his side fall to 15th in the Premier League table.

The Lilywhites are seven games without a win in the English top flight, and they're just eight points away from the relegation zone. Despite some poor performances, football.london understands that Spurs plan to stick with Postecoglou, and they'll try to sign at least one player for him before the January transfer window slams shut on Monday night.

Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast by Sky Sports, Rooney and Neville weighed in on the Tottenham boss' future. The Manchester United all-time top goal scorer has admired Postecoglou's honesty, comparing him to Louis van Gaal.

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"I like him. I hope he survives. I just like his demeanour," said Rooney, who recently stepped down as Plymouth Argyle's head coach. Singing from the same hymn sheet, the former Red Devils defender added: "I hope he survives as well."

Rooney added: "There are some (managers) you look at and they annoy you. I just think with Ange, and how honest he is – we had it with [Louis] Van Gaal. Van Gaal used to do it and sometimes you can be too honest and I think that comes back to kill you. But with Ange, the injuries they’ve had – they’ve killed them!"

Ian Wright joined the discussion, attributing Tottenham's terrible run to the overwhelming number of injuries to key players. Agreeing with Rooney, the Arsenal legend said: "Absolutely. If we're going to talk about injuries – there are injuries for everyone – people will say, ‘Yeah what about Iraola at Bournemouth’.

"Brilliant for him, well done. Same with Unai Emery, he doesn’t go on about his injuries. But, the injuries have definitely impacted Tottenham when you look at what they’re doing."

Then, when asked about Tottenham's recent defeats to Everton and Leicester City by Neville, Wright added: "What I’m trying to say is from the injury point of view, I think it's massive, it's massive."

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Postecoglou was quizzed on his future at Tottenham. When asked to send a message to angry Spurs fans, he said: "My message would be to all Spurs fans because I represent them all not just the angry ones that you are referring to or maybe talking to. All Spurs fans.

"We are working hard to turn this around. Obviously we know the situation, notwithstanding the fact the possibilities and opportunities in the second half of this season are still very much in our hands to capitalise on and still make it a successful season."