Slaven Bilic’s men also have a 100 per cent record on the road in domestic fixtures this term.
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City’s defeat contributed to a miserable week for English sides in Europe’s premier competition as Manchester United lost to PSV Eindhoven and Arsenal were beaten by Dinamo Zagreb.
Bilic hailed 24-year-old Moses for his contribution to the success of the team since he joined them from Chelsea on loan.
City pulled a goal back just before the break through Kevin De Bruyne and although they pressed hard for a leveller in the second half, West Ham hung on and are now second in the table.
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First-half strikes by Victor Moses and Diafra Sakho allowed the Hammers to end City’s 11-match winning run in the league and add them to Arsenal and Liverpool as famous scalps on the road.
“We have to play 32 games more, 96 points to play for, so nobody can believe that”.
City was without the services of David Silva, who was injured during the pre-game warm-ups.
The Hammers play Manchester City on Saturday as Manuel Pellegrini’s side look to bounce back from losing 2-1 at home to Juventus in the Champions League. So we conceded twice against Juventus. And today, exactly the same. What I do know is we’ll definitely not want to lose three-matches in a row and see our involvement ended in the League Cup just yet, even if it’s not “our priority” as such and that makes a response all the more likely. We were not the aggressive team we need to be at home. “There will be ups and downs here at West Ham – this result is a major surprise and nine points from the first three away games sound like a dream, not a plan”. Bilic said.
“It’s different, with the greatest respect to Arsenal and Liverpool”.
BBC Sport’s Garth Crooks said West Ham’s strong start to the season had a lot to do with Reid and he made two crucial blocks to keep out goal-bound shots from Yaya Toure. That’s the key. We know there are going to be ups and downs.
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Eden Hazard completed only the second victory of Chelsea’s six-game old title defense in stoppage time with a deflected shot.
