As West Ham United breezed past Genk at the London Stadium this evening, taking yet more control of Group H, many Irons supporters were blown away by the performance and contribution of defender Craig Dawson.

David Moyes' men took a giant leap towards finishing top by beating the Belgian giants this evening.

Indeed, they have gone six points clear with their victory and, as per the new Europa League format, potentially finishing as group victors will guarantee West Ham a spot straight into the last 16.

Moyes rested a fair few first teamers tonight with the likes of Manuel Lanzini, Andriy Yarmolenko, Nikola Vlasic, Alphonse Areola and Dawson all coming in after the weekend victory at Everton.

Among all of these fresh faces, it was the latter man who garnered real praise on Twitter for his display - especially considering he opened the floodgates with his towering first half header.

He was also among the highest-rated West Ham players on SofaScore and it's safe to say his 'massive' display didn't go unnoticed.

Find all the reaction to his outing down below.

West Ham fans blown away by Dawson...

"Dawson you beast"

Credit: @RyanG33A

"Dawson!!!!! What a player"

Credit: @WestHamNews24hr

"Craig Dawson is the hero we never knew we needed"

Credit: @_Sam_Chaplin

"We are absolutely massive and Craig Dawson is absolutely massive"

Credit: @Lew_Fountain

"DAWSON YOU MAGNIFICENT SET PIECE ROBOT"

Credit: @chojinzoku

"can we just bring dawson on in games to attack corners because he’s disgustingly good at it"

Credit: @whuemma

"Craig Dawson!!! Fisted hand Guys so dangerous at set pieces so good in the air"

Credit: @JJ_Hannaway

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