Ashkan Dejagah is confident Felix Magath can pull off the great escape and keep Fulham in the Premier League.

The German coach was denied a winning start at West Brom last weekend, leaving the Cottagers bottom of the table and four points adrift of safety heading into tomorrow’s west London derby against Chelsea.

Dejagah was part of Magath’s Wolfsburg side that beat the drop from Germany’s Bundesliga by the skin of their teeth in 2011, with three wins from their final four games steering them to safety.

On the touchline: Fulham manager Felix Magath

And the Iranian winger reckons the 60-year-old can repeat the feat with the Whites.

He said: “I know him well. He’s a manager with a lot of experience and has worked with a lot of big teams in Germany. He’s the right man for the job and hopefully we can come out of this situation.

“I won the title with him and we also had the same situation as we are in now at the bottom of the table. We stayed up on the last game, so anything can happen in football.”

New man in charge: Felix Magath

Magath has been criticised for his brutal training methods, and earned the nicknames ‘The Torturer’ and ‘Saddam Hussein’ in his homeland.

However, Dejagah has defended his boss, adding: “Every manager has a different style. His is to work hard and be disciplined.

"I think that is good for the team and hopefully we can stay up. Every one has taken it on board in the last week and wants to fight for this club.”

Late leveller: Darren Bent stoops to earn Fulham a draw at Old Trafford

Fulham take on league leaders Chelsea at Craven Cottage tomorrow, and Dejagah says they can take confidence from their recent displays against Manchester United and Liverpool.

“It’s a big game and a derby, so we know how important it is," he said. "Chelsea are playing well and I think they are the best team in the league at the moment.

“We have played well against big teams recently, so we can take confidence from that.”