Man City frustrated by Hughes' Stoke in 0-0 draw

STOKE, England (AP) Former Manchester City boss Mark Hughes frustrated a former club as his confident Stoke side held the visitors to 0-0 in the English Premier League on Saturday.

City failed to produce any spark in central England, leaving new manager Manuel Pellegrini with just two wins from four games so far.

Both 2012 champion City and Stoke are on six points.

Hughes was fired by City in 2009, and his replacement, Roberto Mancini, was fired at the end of last season before Pellegrini was handed his first job in England.