Twitter Reacts as West Ham Beat Manchester City at the Etihad

West Ham caused a huge shock Saturday by beating runaway league leaders Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. 

The Hammers had won both of their away games and were looking to add City to the impressive scalps of Arsenal and Liverpool since Slaven Bilic took over in the summer.

However, the odds looked stacked against them as they came up against a Manchester City side with five wins from five and yet to concede a goal in the league.

The hosts were set to name the first-ever starting XI to cost more than £300 million before an injury to David Silva in the warm-up robbed us of a remarkable stat, according to Samuel Luckhurst of the Manchester Evening News. Nonetheless, it was still the most expensive side ever assembled in the Premier League.

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The #MCFC starting XI is the first in Premier League history to cost over £300m in total. pic.twitter.com/nkPEvq8m7i

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) September 19, 2015"

That didn't daunt West Ham, who came flying out of the blocks and took the lead through Victor Moses' brilliant strike.

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What a goal by Victor Moses to put West Ham ahead away at Man City.

— Hayley McQueen (@HayleyMcQueen) September 19, 2015"

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Chelsea beat Arsenal at home, on-loan Chelsea player opens the scoring for West Ham against Man City: https://t.co/t2o4UcUCjv

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) September 19, 2015"

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Moses > Jesus

— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) September 19, 2015"

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini was quickly made to reflect comments he had made before their midweek Champions League defeat to Juventus...

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“Football changes so quickly,” said Manuel Pellegrini earlier this week. He’s not wrong about that.

— Iain Macintosh (@iainmacintosh) September 19, 2015"

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How quickly things can change in football! City in crisis!

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 19, 2015"

And it was to get worse for the hosts, with Diafra Sakho bundling home West Ham's second.

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Manchester City 0-2 West Ham #MCIWHU pic.twitter.com/X86cPeeYs0

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) September 19, 2015"

City were to get one back before the break, with Chelsea reject Kevin De Bruyne driving home from the edge of the box.

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Kevin De Bruyne scores his first goal for #MCFC to put them back into the match. City 1-2 West Ham. pic.twitter.com/WeoZ6qjchx

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) September 19, 2015"

Cue a second-half assault from Manchester City, which saw new boy De Bruyne continue to impress.

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De Bruyne a joy to watch here. If one man does not deserve to end up on the losing side ...

— James Ducker (@DuckerTheTimes) September 19, 2015"

Jesus Navas, on the other hand...

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Navas has quite the knack for picking out exactly the place where there aren't any attackers with his crosses.

— Nick Miller (@NickMiller79) September 19, 2015"

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Jesus Navas would be nothing without his wonderful blue eyes

— Ben McAleer (@BenMcAleer1) September 19, 2015"

West Ham held on to record another hugely impressive away win and complete a unique hat-trick for their new boss.

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Bilic has won at Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City in West Ham's first 3 away games. That is utterly remarkable. No fluke either

— Jason Burt (@JBurtTelegraph) September 19, 2015"

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Aug 9th: Arsenal 0-2 West Ham Aug 29th: Liverpool 0-3 West Ham Today: Man City 1-2 West Ham #WHUFC up to 2nd pic.twitter.com/U8qGsNFHA6

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) September 19, 2015"

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Can someone please explain to me why the Premier League scriptwriters have still not won an Emmy?

— Michael Davies (@embassydavies) September 19, 2015"

Fans and fellow pros were quick to recognise the Hammers latest scalp...

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What a beautiful time to be a West Ham Fan... #allyouneedisslav

— Danny Dyer (@MrDDyer) September 19, 2015"

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Another great result for West Ham. 9 points from visits to the Etihad, Emirates and Anfield. Payet was tremendous again.

— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) September 19, 2015"

City, on the other hand, were left to reflect on what could be a costly defeat...

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And the moral of the story is don't field the most expensive side in the history of English football.

— Republik of Mancunia (@R_o_M) September 19, 2015"

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