Former AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo is confident coach Rino Gattuso's job is safe.

There have been claims Gattuso could be sacked by mid-January.

Pirlo has made it clear his fellow World Cup winner could not have done any better in the circumstances.

“I have no doubt, Rino deserves to stay at Milan," he told Sky Sport Italia.

“He's doing everything he possibly can in a complicated situation, so for me Gattuso will stay at Milan."