Sage feels 'shame' at Palace thrashing with future in doubt

Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage said he felt "shame" at the Eagles' performance during their 5-0 thrashing by Brighton and did not know whether he would be given time to save his job.

Sage's side conceded three times in the opening 10 minutes as they suffered their worst loss to their rivals since January 1956. "It's my fault because I am the coach, I gave the motivation.

We played so bad it's my fault," said Frenchman Sage, who was only appointed Palace manager in the summer. "It's difficult to summarise because there are a lot of negative points.