Orient manager Fabio Liverani insists his future will not be discussed with owner Francesco Becchetti until after their league status is decided this weekend.

Liverani was seen talking on the Brisbane Road pitch before Saturday’s game against Sheffield United with Becchetti but he insists his future at the club will not be on the agenda until the O's know whether they will stay in League One or suffer relegation. 

The O’s manager said: “I’ve already said before I’ve got two more years of my contract here so I don’t have a problem to remain in charge as a manager here.

“I’ve always had a very frank and honest relationship with the president so we talk about everything all the time. Of course he’s disappointed. How can you not be because he took charge of the club and invested a lot of money in it hoping to bring the club to the Championship or fight for promotion.

“Now we’re very near to relegation so obviously he’s disappointed but we didn’t have a conversation about what’s going to happen next. I think we wait for the game on Sunday, see how it goes and then after that we will sit down at the table and discuss the future.”

When asked if the players were fighting for their own careers at Swindon Town on Sunday, Liverani said: “I believe the players should always play for their future not just in the last game of the season. None of us knows what’s going to happen next so we will see after Sunday about each individual player and staff’s future.”

Liverani was taken aback by the support from the fans during the post match lap of appreciation at Brisbane Road on Saturday considering the dire situation the club are in.

He said: “I can only thank the fans again for their support. It’s something I’ve never witnessed before at the end of a game where we are in a compromised position in the table and still had a lap around the pitch where most of the supporters clapped their hands for the players. This is something I’ve never experienced before and something I learnt in England and have to learn from Leyton Orient supporters.

“Again a big thanks to them. The only message is we’re going to go to Swindon to win and to hope the other teams don’t so at least on Sunday after the game we we have no regrets that we haven’t done the best we could.”