Former West Ham striker Carlton Cole is likely to be sacked by Indonesian club Persib, after failing to score a single goal this season.

But the 33-year-old has hit back at the club's manager Umuh Muchtar.

Muchtar said: "It's the management's decision to dismiss him, we will have a new player in the second round of the season.

"He plays very badly compared to the other [foreign players] who have joined Persib. He had the worst performance."

However, Cole told Sky Sports News: "I have only started two games out of, I think, 16 games, because he has not wanted to play me.

"So I have come on three times and I have only started two games. Me and Michael Essien, we didn't have a pre-season, so we have had to try and play catch-up.

"I am ready to go on to the extra part now but this guy wants to change things, because they have not been doing well without me in the team.

"We are in a bad position anyway, so he is just trying to point fingers, (rather than blame) his bad management."

Cole added in an Instagram post: "I have not once mentioned this mans name in a bad way, (yet) he has not once supported me since I arrived at the club.

"I haven't been treated fairly but I kept my mouth shut and worked hard and kept everything professional. I am still a Persib player until I tell you otherwise."