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Let me at them! Sam Allardyce jokes he's ready to 'wind up' Mourinho, Klopp and Guardiola again after taking the reigns at West Brom as he plots yet another great escape following two years away from the dugout

Sam Allardyce admits he can't to sink his teeth back into management again after ending his two year exile by joining West Brom - and claims he's looking forward to 'winding up' top bosses like Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp.

'Big Sam' was confirmed as the new Baggies boss on Wednesday after the club decided to sack under-fire Slaven Bilic, with the team unable to fight their way out of the relegation zone following eight defeats already.

West Brom are hoping to utilise Allardyce's unique survival instincts after pulling off a number of miracles to save the likes of Crystal Palace and Sunderland from the jaws of relegation, and the veteran boss hopes he still has his magic touch.