WOLVES boss Vitor Pereira had to be pulled back from an angry confrontation with fans as pressure heaps on his future.
Pereira, 57, is yet to lead his team to victory in the Premier League this season.
Vitor Pereira lost his cool with his own Wolves supportersCredit: PA
The manager had to be dragged away by a colleagueCredit: Sky Sports
And things took a turn for the even worse on Sunday.
Wolves battled back from 2-0 down to get level at home to Burnley.
But sub striker .
The result – which left rooted to the bottom of the table on two points from nine matches – sparked boos at the full-time whistle.
As some of the players trudged off the pitch, to deal with the Molineux discontent.
Video footage showed the manager shouting furiously at supporters, who were jeering and chanting back at him and against the owners in chaotic scenes.
was eventually restrained by a Wolves colleague and dragged away.
The with his side down in 19th.
But he masterminded a superb second half of the season to keep the club in the .
Pereira even signed a new three-year contract on September 18 – less than six weeks ago – despite losing all four Prem games of the season by that date.
Now, though, Pereira’s future could be hanging by a thread after his public spat with his own supporters.
He said: “We need to fight together. I understand the frustration. The team gave everything to win.
“If we fight with them (the fans), united, we can win games. Without them, it’s impossible.
“Two months ago they sang my name, but now I understand without results… it’s football.
“Now they sing my name to sack me. This is football.”
After seeing the video, one fan wrote on social media: “This says it all.”
Another said: “Got to go!”
A third added: “Enough is enough now.”
And a final user commented: “He’s definitely getting sacked in the morning.”
Lyle Foster scored an injury-time winner for Burnley at MolineuxCredit: PA
Tempers flared between players and supportersCredit: Getty
Pereira got involved and made his feelings knownCredit: PA
The Portuguese manager appears to now be clinging to his jobCredit: X
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