Valencia coach Gary Neville described his team's 7-0 drubbing by Barcelona in the Spanish King's Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday as one of his worst experiences in football.

In addition to this humiliation at Camp Nou, Neville is still waiting for his first league win after eight attempts and the fans are beginning to turn on the former England international.

Neville was asked about his future three times in his post-match press conference in which he spoke about his "most painful night in football".

When asked outright if he intended to resign, Neville emphatically replied: "No."

A second line of questioning brought the response "next question" before a third attempt saw Neville say: "Next question. I have answered that before. I think I was very clear."

Although insisting he will battle on, Neville was not hiding after his side's embarrassing evening.

"This was one of my most painful nights in football," he said. "The scoreline is unacceptable. I have not enjoyed tonight. I won't sleep well tonight. I didn't like what I saw. The fans didn't deserve that. We have to recover incredibly quickly.

"This is one of the worst experiences I've ever gone through in football."

Neville was handed his first managerial job in December, working alongside his brother Phil, and has been the subject of mounting criticism from Valencia fans with "#Nevilleveteya", translated as Neville go now, trending on Twitter.

Neville, 40, enjoyed a trophy-laden career as Manchester United right back before becoming a highly respected television pundit with Sky.

"I last doubted myself 18 years ago and after that I developed coping mechanisms to deal with situations," he said.

"I'm fine."

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