Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini slams players for insane performance against

The Hammers are third in the Premier League, three points behind leaders City, with 12 points from a possible 18.

A stunning early strike by Victor Moses marked the end of a 572-minute stretch in which City had not conceded a goal this season, before Diafra Sakho made it 2-0.

Pogba, formerly of City’s local rivals Manchester United, posted a message on his Facebook page which said: “Qatar City 1-2 Juventus”.

Pellegrini refused to use their absences as an excuse and, instead, criticised his team’s collective lack of focus which he said had also been punished in the midweek Uefa Champions League defeat against Juventus.

Aguero remains the key up front for City and he will be ably supported by David Silva and new big-money signings Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne.

The Hammers have won four matches and lost two so far, with three of those victories coming away from home against the Gunners, the Reds and the Citizens.

The Blues dropped points for the first time in the current Premier League campaign on Saturday.

“We never believed we had won the title after just five games – we just always focus on the next game”.

Meanwhile, former City striker Niall Quinn says Pellegrini’s team need to show more “finesse” going forward if they want to overcome this setback and quickly get back to winning ways.

“The manager spoke to every player and we knew we had to give 100 per cent. Our tactics were very important”, the Senegal global added.

Surely that is a sign for West Ham, as they increase their giant killing capacities in the Premier League.

The home side laid siege to the West Ham goal for nearly the entire second half on Saturday but were unable to break down the visitors’ defence and West Ham survived for their first away win at City since April 2003. “We have no time to dwell, but that is a good thing, and we can bounce back”.

“City created some chances and in the second half, the players were fighting like a unit from the goalkeeper to the last man”.

“Of course, if you are playing a team like City, it’s up to them, because there is so much class on the pitch. He can not play, but we have other players who must do it”.