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Manchester City whose top-four aspirations recede with every passing stalemate.

Not even the return of Brazil forward Robinho after three months on the sidelines could return Mark Hughes' side to winning ways.

They went ahead with a deflected long-range shot by Shaun Wright-Phillips at the end of the first half but Hull battled throughout and grabbed a point with a Jimmy Bullard penalty eight minutes from time after Joleon Lescott was adjudged to have handled.

"Of course it is a disappointing run we're on, because we're failing to see out victories when we have the lead,'' Hughes said.

"We're trying to get something started here but at times we look exactly what we are, a side that has been thrown together very quickly.''



This was seven draw in row for Manchester City.

Team Line-up:

City: Given, Richards, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, De Jong, Ireland, Wright-Phillips, Tevez, Robinho (Bellamy '76), Adebayor Cruz '68).

Hull: Duke, McShane, Gardner, Zayatte, Dawson, Bullard, Marney (Boateng '62), Garcia, Geovanni (Barmby '62), Hunt, Altidore (Vennegor '73).