Twitter Reacts as Sergio Aguero's Hat-Trick Helps Manchester City Beat Chelsea

Manchester City stayed on track to finish in the top four of the Premier League with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Prior to kick-off, the Premier League trophy was on display at the home of last season's champions:

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The next time the Premier League trophy is back on the Chelsea pitch could be to hand it to Leicester on last day pic.twitter.com/7vKSAHUGNH

— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) April 16, 2016"

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The Premier League trophy is at Stamford Bridge, presumably to say goodbye before heading to the King Power pic.twitter.com/ana7tjDxD5

— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) April 16, 2016"

Chelsea started the match the better, with City's defence looking vulnerable:

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Willian & Costa have given Chelsea a different level of intensity. They need it too - City are here to attack, not defend #cfc #mcfc

— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) April 16, 2016"

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Brilliant from Loftus-Cheek, he's been superb so far! #CFC

— ChelseaFansChannel (@ChelseaFansYT) April 16, 2016"

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RLC = Really Looks Classy #CFC

— Chad (@ChelseaChadder) April 16, 2016"

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Costa JUST offside. City defence looking very shaky so far

— Robert Rea (@robertrea) April 16, 2016"

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City's defence...

— Garry Hayes (@garryhayes) April 16, 2016"

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Hard to believe this defence kept out PSG on Tuesday. Shambolic haha!

— Chelsea HQ (@Chelsea_HQ) April 16, 2016"

But Manuel Pellegrini's side slowly found their way into the game, drawing a number of good saves from Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois:

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Aguero being given acres of space to drive at Chelsea's defence and pick passes for midfield runners. Courtois superb #cfc #mcfc

— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) April 16, 2016"

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Well at least that adds to his value

— Rebecca (@RebeccaKnight01) April 16, 2016"

City took the lead on 33 minutes following a swift counter-attack. Kevin De Bruyne found Sergio Aguero, whose shot was deflected in off Gary Cahill:

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All too easy for Man City as they score on the break from a Chelsea corner...Aguero shot deflects off Cahill #cfc

— Simon Johnson (@sjstandardsport) April 16, 2016"

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Chelsea can't deal with De Bruyne's pace & power running from midfield. Should Baba have fouled him just over the halfway line? #cfc #mcfc

— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) April 16, 2016"

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Chelsea have had so many corners in this game, it was only a matter of time before Man City scored from one of them #CHEMCI

— Tom Webb (@tomwebby92) April 16, 2016"

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Sergio Aguero puts Manchester City in front at Stamford Bridge–11 goals in his last 12 league appearances 👌🏻 pic.twitter.com/8GVlxWAlDK

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) April 16, 2016"

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Sergio Aguero has scored 5 goals from outside the box in the Premier League this season, more than any other player. pic.twitter.com/nGVZenvIUJ

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 16, 2016"

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Chelsea fans after remembering they got rid of De Bruyne... pic.twitter.com/M4AeqrDb1D

— Coral (@Coral) April 16, 2016"

The Argentinian scored again nine minutes into the second half, with De Bruyne again pulling the strings in the buildup:

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54' Chelsea 0-2 Manchester City. Who else but Aguero...⚽⚽ #CHEMCI pic.twitter.com/Kq8QOU5OdJ

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) April 16, 2016"

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That touch from De Bruyne.

— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) April 16, 2016"

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City fast & devastatingly accurate on the counter again. De Bruyne driving the break & Aguero clinical. Chelsea have no answers #cfc #mcfc

— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) April 16, 2016"

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Aguero - what a player. The way he stayed onside there was sublime. Can never underestimate that ability. Chelsea picked off.

— Garry Hayes (@garryhayes) April 16, 2016"

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Chelsea's defence trying to get back there: pic.twitter.com/k9XWiS8qrJ

— Coral (@Coral) April 16, 2016"

Chelsea's underperforming players were not impressing:

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Chelsea today are worse than Nasri's barnet.

— Tubes (@TubesSoccerAM) April 16, 2016"

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Do any of these Chelsea players want a continued career at Stamford Bridge? Doesn't much look like it.

— Tony Hodson (@tonyhodson1) April 16, 2016"

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Chelsea doing their best here to improve the value of Kevin De Bruyne's sell-on clause.

— Dan Levene (@danlevene) April 16, 2016"

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Glad for Conte that he'll be well-paid by #CFC next season. Needs a big salary to pay all the hair plugs he'll need replacing.

— Garry Hayes (@garryhayes) April 16, 2016"

Things went from bad to worse for the Blues when Courtois was shown a red card after bringing down Fernandinho when he was through on goal:

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Courtois walks for the second time this season.

— Garry Hayes (@garryhayes) April 16, 2016"

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6 - Thibaut Courtois is only the sixth goalkeeper to be sent off twice in a single Premier League season. Trip.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 16, 2016"

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That. That sums up this season. Embarrassing.

— ChelseaFansChannel (@ChelseaFansYT) April 16, 2016"

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Gary Cahill caught out badly for #mcfc third goal. Chris Smalling's likely c-b partner at the Euros. A penny for John Stones' thoughts.

— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) April 16, 2016"

Aguero stepped up and clinched his hat-trick from the spot:

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Other world-class strikers have one major injury and are never the same. Aguero has had all those injuries and has never lost it

— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) April 16, 2016"

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3 - Sergio Aguero is only the 3rd player to score an hat-trick away at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League (after van Persie & Kanu). Ace.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 16, 2016"

It was another difficult night for everyone connected with Chelsea:

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Antonio Conte must be watching this through his fingers.

— Ryan Bailey (@RyanJayBailey) April 16, 2016"

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Just feel that after Courtois's red card Hiddink should have embraced the absurdity of Chelsea's season & brought on Falcao to play in goal

— Sam Wallace (@SamWallaceTel) April 16, 2016"

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Aguero completes his hat-trick from the penalty spot–and Thibaut Courtois is sent off. Chelsea fans, meanwhile... pic.twitter.com/zA5qOZj3zD

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) April 16, 2016"

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Chelsea fans - including Ray Wilkins - stream to the exits after Aguero's pen. "I think it's done & dusted," he tells one journalist #cfc

— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) April 16, 2016"

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Lots of empty seats at Stamford Bridge now. Dangerous - that's only going to make Man City feel more at home.

— Ryan Bailey (@RyanJayBailey) April 16, 2016"

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Abramovich's Chelsea phone case is the only good thing about today pic.twitter.com/IPfaUdIaZ4

— Alex Finnis (@AlexFinnis) April 16, 2016"

City held on to maintain their four-point lead over Manchester United in the final UEFA Champions League qualifying spot:

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Manchester City vs. Chelsea in the Premier League this season:

August: City 3-0 Chelsea
April: Chelsea 0-3 City pic.twitter.com/8YnVNENGTK

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) April 16, 2016"

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Chelsea have lost 3-0 at Stamford Bridge for the first time since November 2010 (vs. Sunderland). Poor performance. pic.twitter.com/0eYUC1GYIs

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 16, 2016"

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