Pierre Sage has admitted that he fears for his future at Crystal Palace , adding that he felt “shame” after his side slumped to their joint-heaviest defeat by rivals Brighton and Hove Albion .

Sage replaced Oliver Glasner as manager in June but since then Palace have won just two league matches with him in at the helm. The south London club have taken seven points from seven Premier League games and have already conceded 17 goals, the most of any team in the league.

“I don’t know,” Sage said when asked if he will get enough time to rectify Palace’s slump. He admitted that his shame was about how Palace were overwhelmed, leaking three goals within the first nine minutes of the game before eventually losing 5-0.

“We are not at the level we expected, and I’m really sorry for that,” the 47-year-old said.…