Pep Guardiola has called West Brom boss Sam Allardyce "a genius" for his ability to save clubs from relegation.
Allardyce is aiming to maintain his record of never being relegated as he attempts to save the second-from-bottom Baggies from the drop.
He has saved Sunderland and Blackburn from similar positions in the past.
Allardyce knows how to get results "when everyone believes it is over", said Guardiola, whose side visit West Brom in the Premier League on Tuesday.
The Baggies have managed only one win in seven games since Allardyce took over from Slaven Bilic on 16 December, a day after the Croat oversaw a hard-earned draw away to Guardiola's City, and are now five points from safety rather than two.