The build-up to Wednesday's encounter promised much, with both sides harbouring title ambitions.Unfortunately, the action on the field failed to deliver, with a tame goalless draw doing little to capture the imagination.
Clear-cut chances proved to be few and far between throughout, with defences very much on top.
United boss Ferguson admitted afterwards that City, who opted to pack the midfield, got their game plan just about spot on, with the Red Devils unable to offer any penetration in the final third.
"City are always difficult to beat on their own ground, and that was obviously going to be the case the way they set their stall out second half," he told Sky Sports.
"I think there was too much tension for it to be the kind of match people thought it would be. But I was pleased with the control we had of the game and some of our football was very good.
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