Midweek Premier League A full set of top-flight fixtures this midweek as leaders Man Utd travel to Newcastle, while Chelsea head to Pompey and Liverpool host Sunderland.

Bayern Munich coach Jurgen Klinsmann, with only one Bundesliga win from five matches this year, has received a vote of confidence from the club’s general manager Uli Hoeness.

Klinsmann has been under growing pressure as the champions have slipped to fifth after picking up just four points out of 15 since the winter break.

Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Werder Bremen, who played with 10 men for 75 minutes, heaped further criticism on the coach despite Bayern’s 5-0 midweek romp at Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League.

“I find it very unfair what is happening at the moment,” Hoeness told tz. “I have to ask myself, are we threatened with relegation?

“We can still meet all out targets. In the Champions League we have even exceeded our targets,” said the manager.

Bayern have all but qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals following their first-leg win over Sporting and are just four points behind Bundesliga leaders Hertha Berlin.

Klinsmann’s team also face Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday for a place in the German Cup semi-finals.

“Despite all this the coach is constantly being questioned,” Hoeness said.

“I really do not know what Jurgen needs to do to stop this. We stand by Jurgen Klinsmann.”

Midweek Premier League A full set of top-flight fixtures this midweek as leaders Man Utd travel to Newcastle, while Chelsea head to Pompey and Liverpool host Sunderland.

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