Crystal Palace SACK Pierre Sage just five months after appointing him - with Eagles bottom of the Premier League

Crystal Palace have sacked manager Pierre Sage after a dismal start to their season which leaves them languishing bottom of the Premier League. Sage was given his marching orders after Palace's 3-1 Premier League defeat by Liverpool at Selhurst Park proved to be the final straw.

He was sacked just hours after Michael Carrick was dismissed as Manchester United head coach. He leaves with the Eagles on seven points - having won just two of their 10 league matches this season.

Furthermore, they have the worst defensive record in the top flight, having conceded 24 goals. Palace are also 21st in the Europa League, currently enough for a play-off spot, with only one win from their four matches.

It is unclear who will replace him Sage, but Thomas Frank -who was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur last season- is among the frontrunning contenders. The 47-year-old only joined the Selhurst Park outfit in June, signing a three-year contract at the club.

He had a tough act to follow in Oliver Glasner, who left Palace at the end of last season after two-and-a-half trophy laden years. Sage had big shoes to fill in replacing Glasner - who guided Palace to their first-ever FA Cup, Community Shield and Europa Conference League titles.

But the Frenchman, who came to the Premier League after an impressive first season at Lens where he was named Ligue 1 manager of the year after guiding them to a second-place finish and their first Coupe de France title in their 120-year history, was unable to maintain what Glasner had built.