The Manchester rivals played out a 0-0 draw at the Etihad Stadium in a match mostly dominated by Pep Guardiola side.
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In fact, City had so much of the ball that, according to Opta, United posted their lowest possession figure (30.8%) in a Premier League game since the metric was first collected in 2003-04.
United were also out-shot 19-3 and out-passed 556-199.
Despite a late red card from Marouane Fellaini, United held on for an away point that keeps them one point behind fourth-placed City.