Liverpool thrash Palace as Sage left facing the axe
Liverpool returned to winning ways in style, beating Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park with goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, ending a run of back-to-back defeats and piling the misery on the hosts.
Sky Sports reports that the win leaves Palace bottom of the Premier League having now lost four consecutive top-flight games, with manager Pierre Sage left in a "perilous position" (Sky Sports). For Liverpool, the result is exactly the response needed after two defeats on the spin, with Mac Allister, Wirtz and Isak all getting on the scoresheet to put the game to bed.
Liverpool.com goes further, reporting that Palace are "set to fire" Sage just hours after the final whistle, with the Eagles' bottom-of-the-table position proving the final straw (Liverpool.com). The Guardian backs this up, stating Palace are "poised to sack" Sage following the Liverpool defeat and are already looking at Frank, formerly of Tottenham, as the main candidate to replace him (The Guardian). Both outlets agree the Liverpool result is the direct catalyst for the managerial change now being lined up at Selhurst Park.
The Liverpool Echo adds some reaction from the losing dugout, with Sage insisting his Crystal Palace side "deserved better" against Liverpool despite the result, saying "they killed us" in his post-match comments - a frank admission of how comprehensively his side were beaten (Liverpool Echo). It's a sign of how one-sided the contest became once Liverpool found their rhythm.
All five reports tell the same story from different angles: a routine, professional Liverpool win on the road has had seismic consequences for their opponents, with Palace's bottom-of-the-table slump now set to cost their manager his job. For Liverpool fans, it's a timely victory that steadies the ship after a difficult couple of results, with Mac Allister, Wirtz and Isak all contributing to a job well done at Selhurst Park.
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