Sam Allardyce declared himself the best man for the job after being confirmed Leeds United manager.
With four games left, Leeds are one point outside the bottom three.
Allardyce said, "I'm 68 but there's nobody ahead of me in football terms. Not Pep [Guardiola], not [Jurgen] Klopp, not [Mikel] Arteta.
He continued: "Leeds have known where I am but it's not materialised until now.
"The football club chooses which way it wants to go and far too many people think I am old and antiquated which is so far from truth.
"It's all there with me. They do what they do, I do what I do. In terms of knowledge and depth of knowledge, I'm up there with them. I'm not saying I'm better than them, but certainly as good as they are."
Allardyce, who has replaced Javi Gracia after his sacking on Wednesday, also said: "We start with an easy one on Saturday.
"It can't get any easier than Manchester City away, can it?
"It is a big challenge that the players have to take on, that I have to take on, and we'll go to Manchester City and do our best to get a result.
"It's probably my biggest challenge because of the shortness of games that are left and the difficulty of those fixtures."