Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists he has no plans to give up coaching, comparing retirement to death.
Wenger, 67, is under pressure at the Emirates Stadium, yet to extend a contract which runs until the end of the season.
"I will not retire," Wenger said.
And, in words similar to those once said by former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, he added: "Retiring is for young people. For old people, retirement is dying."
Ahead of hosting Manchester City on Sunday, Wenger's men sit sixth in the Premier League and seven points behind Pep Guardiola's fourth-placed team.
"Of course I'm as hungry as I was when I arrived. I carry a bit more pressure on my shoulders than 20 years ago but the hunger is exactly the same," he said.
"When you see what the club was then and what it is today... when I arrived there were 70 people working for the club, we are 700 today. One share was £400, it's £18,000 today. And I'll tell you straight away, I don't have any shares."
