Jesse Lingard came closest to breaking the deadlock in the second half, unleashing a fierce shot that that struck the bar six minutes from time.
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Manuel Pellegrini was alsoleft frustrated by his team's performance
However, the point was enough to move City above Arsenal to the top of the Premier League on goal difference.
And Hart, who kept his sixth clean-sheet this term, was pleased with the points but not the performance.
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"It's a performance that I'm glad we have in the locker but I'd prefer it if we didn't have to use it," he said.
"We came wanting three points but respect to Manchester United, we had to defend well and limited them to two half chances.
"We don't want praise, we want points. We are back on top of the league now and we can hopefully kick on."
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