Marc Skinner accepts he is "not going to please everybody" in the Manchester United fanbase after a mixed reaction to the announcement of his new contract.
Manager Skinner, 42,
recently signed a two-year extension until June 2027, with the option of an extra 12 months.
United sit third in the Women's Super League with the best defensive record in the division.
They have also reached the Women's FA Cup semi-finals, where they play local rivals Manchester City on Sunday.
Asked if he has silenced his critics this season, Skinner told BBC Sport: "I don't ever think of it that way. I genuinely respect everybody and their opinion."
But knowing some supporters would like to see him replaced is an uncomfortable truth.
"It's not nice to hear, of course not," Skinner said. "I am human. My energy is always to my team and for the fans, it's not to try and prove people wrong."
Skinner is the longest-serving current manager in the WSL, having taken charge in 2021.
After guiding United to a fourth-place finish in his first campaign, they then finished second in the WSL to secure a place in the Champions League for the first time.
Skinner then led the team to their first major honour by
winning the FA Cup last year.
He feels his team are on an upward trajectory and wants to drive them on, regardless of whether his work is rated by some sections of the fanbase.
"I respect them, I respect their points of view, but I am still going to do my job to the best of my ability and try to make people better every day," Skinner said.
"They want their team to win and if I can deliver that for them, it doesn't matter if they like what I do or not.
"I've been really proud of what the team are doing this year and I want to make sure for the fans and for the whole club that I am the figurehead that pushes us towards continued success and builds a team that can be solid for many years to come."
United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said last year the men's team was the "main issue" and referred to the women's side as "girls" and "an opportunity".
He has since spoken to BBC Sport at length on a range of topics, including his previous comments on the women's team.
Ratcliffe said it was "unfair" to suggest he did not care about the women, but added that his business background meant "you tend to focus on the bigger issues before you focus on the smaller issues".
After signing up to stay, Skinner told BBC Sport he has a "burning ambition" to achieve continued success and feels he can do so under the current ownership.
As for whether he feels he has the backing of Ineos to fulfil those ambitions, Skinner said: "I do. I feel that for other reasons other than just financial support.
"We have been very clear that we are trying to build a sustainable model rather than throw money at a problem. We are trying to do it in a way that grows over a period of years, which I think is sensible in the current climate.
"Everybody would like the quick fix, but for us there is something better about growing over a period of time that is organic, that works, that feels as it moves."
While United lost key figures including Mary Earps, captain Katie Zelem and Nikita Parris last summer, they have had an impressive campaign without finding big-money replacements.
"In the meantime we have to find other solutions," Skinner said. "We have to add experience to the group should we qualify for the Champions League.
"Should we look to win leagues and should we look to continue to have success in the cups, we have to invest of course. That is on the plan and that is a strategy.
"Because I know what the end prize is, I am willing to push as hard as I possibly can to work with that continued growth."
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