Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was full of praise for West Brom counterpart Sam Allardyce, hailing him as 'a genius' for the work he does at the other end of the league compared to the sides he manages.

"Sam Allardyce is a genius at taking over at these teams where everyone believes its over," said Guardiola.

"If it happens once or twice it's lucky but not in this case as he's done it I don't know how many times."