Crystal Palace lost 3-1 to Liverpool at Selhurst Park on Sunday, leaving Pierre Sage's position under pressure as the club considers managerial alternatives.
League record
The defeat was Crystal Palace's fourth successive league loss. Palace are bottom of the Premier League with seven points from 10 league matches and have won two of those games. They have conceded 24 goals, the worst defensive record in the league.
Sage's future and candidates
Crystal Palace's hierarchy is deliberating Sage's future and considering managerial alternatives. Thomas Frank is viewed as a candidate to replace Sage if a change is made, while Sean Dyche has support from within Crystal Palace. Frank and Dyche are out of work and available to start immediately.
Sage was appointed on a three-year contract in June after Oliver Glasner left at the end of the previous season. Sage led Lens to a second-place finish in Ligue 1 and a French Cup triumph.
Sage's response
Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage said after the defeat by Liverpool: “It's not from the dream to the nightmare. I'm not feeling this. I'm just in my job, and focusing on my job, and what I have to do to find the solution. The results are not at this level, and I know I have to push more on those things, especially in our way of playing, to make that move.”
Sage said on Sunday: “We have to be more competitive. At the moment, we create some things, we expect a lot of things, but we don't have the results expected.”
Europa League and next match
Palace have won one of their four Europa League matches and are 21st in the competition, currently enough for a play-off spot. Their next Premier League match is at Coventry on 21 November.
