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John Toshack: Swansea City can stay up, says former manager

Former Swansea City manager John Toshack believes the club will avoid relegation from the Premier League this season.

The ex-Wales and Liverpool striker played and managed the Swans, guiding them to English football's top-flight in 1981.

Swansea now find themselves one place and one point above the Premier League relegation zone.

Asked if he thinks they will survive, Toshack said: "Yes I do."

The 68-year-old added: "I think it will go right to the wire. Usually one of the teams which look comfortable drops into it in the last fortnight or so.

"They think they're safe and all of a sudden a couple of bad results come and they find with a few games to go they're in trouble.