Napoli coach Rino Gattuso shrugged off his critics after victory over Parma.

Goals from Eljif Elmas and Matteo Politano gave Nappol the 2-0 win.

“I never had the perception that this team didn't follow me," Gattuso told Sky Sport Italia after the match.

“Otherwise, I would have presented it to the club.

“I'm being slaughtered every day, it seems like we are second to bottom.

"Some criticism can be for the players, but I don't read what they say.

“Now we have won, but if I lose the next two, we are up for discussion again."

On his relationship with president Aurelio de Laurentiis, Gattuso added: “It has always been a good relationship, but I can't deny that after the last 15 to 20 days, there has been some disappointment on my part for everything that has happened.

“I'm not a hypocrite. But there's great respect. He never made me miss out on anything. I'm an employee of his, I asked him for [Tiemoue] Bakayoko and he gave him to me, there's great respect.

“But it was badly managed in my opinion, full stop. I didn't allow myself to sit down with other teams. They called me, but I didn't go.

“I skipped some appointments, I didn't introduce myself, being the correct person that I am."