Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1 to leave Pierre Sage under pressure

Liverpool won 3-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday to hand Crystal Palace a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat and leave Pierre Sage's side bottom of the table, Sky Sports reported.

Alexis Mac Allister headed in from a free-kick five minutes before half-time, Florian Wirtz doubled the lead after a counter-attack following a Bradley Barcola pass, and Alexander Isak added a third in the 89th minute. Palace substitute Eddie Nketiah scored a stoppage-time penalty after Milos Kerkez was judged to have fouled Dario Osorio.

Sky Sports reported that Alisson Becker made six saves, including stops from Daichi Kamada and Adam Wharton, while Yeremy Pino hit the bar for Palace. The win lifts Liverpool to fourth and ends a run of two defeats, at Arsenal and Fenerbahce.

Sage said his side must keep working and improve their efficiency, adding that questions over the board's faith in him should be put to them. Sky Sports pundits suggested Palace could change manager before their next league game, though the report offered no official confirmation.