West Bromwich Albion boss Alan Irvine admits he fears for his job after defeat to Manchester City.
City ran out comfortable 3-1 winners at The Hawthorns with all their goals coming in the first half after they raced out of the blocks.
Irvine said: "The chairman will make a decision as far as that is concerned. I can't control it. Can I be confident about it? Not necessarily, because I don't know what the thinking is.
"All I can do is work as hard as I do and keep on trying to get the right kind of performances and results."
Success for City was all the more impressive coming without any recognised striker or captain Vincent Kompany.
Manuel Pellegrini, City's manager, said: "I am very satisfied, we have three points more.
"It was a difficult game, especially on Boxing Day. It is always difficult to play against a difficult team at home. They defended very well.
"We scored three goals again when set up without strikers. The way we are playing, we are doing very well so far."