Man City topped their Champions League group with a goalless draw against Porto on Tuesday evening.
Gabriel Jesus had an 80th-minute goal ruled out by VAR as Rodri was adjudged to have been offside in the build-up.
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Raheem Sterling and Ferran Torres went close as they failed to find a way past Porto goalkeeper Agustin Marchesin.
City enjoyed most of the possession but they created few clear-cut opportunities, particularly in the first half.
Sterling was their liveliest player and replays suggested he might have had an early penalty. On first glance Malang Sarr looked to have cut out an attack but replays suggested the Porto defender may have caught Sterling in his follow-through. Yet there were no notable appeals at the time and play continued.
Porto did appeal for a spot-kick after Otavio collided with Ederson but referee Bjorn Kuipers deemed that clash accidental.
City’s first real chance came on the counter-attack after 22 minutes. A Porto throw-in was flicked on in the City area but Ederson palmed it away and the visitors raced down to the other end.
Phil Foden played Torres through on goal but Marchesin deflected away as the Spaniard attempted to dink over him, although an offside flag may have cancelled out a goal anyway.
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Sterling went close to giving City the lead in the 37th minute when he cut inside from the left and struck a ferocious shot but Zaidu Sanusi cleared off the line.
Porto were content to sit back but did threaten occasionally. Sergio Oliveira sliced a shot over from distance before the break and then fired at Ederson following the restart.
Sterling had another big chance just before the hour as he surged past Sarr to reach a Foden pass but Marchesin raced off his line to block. The rebound fell to Torres but his first touch was poor and Porto cleared.
City were again denied after 69 minutes as Sterling hooked the ball across goal. Ruben Dias looked certain to score as he slid in at the back post but miskicked and hooked the ball behind him.
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Torres quickly followed up with an acrobatic volley but Marchesin reacted quickly to punch his effort off the line.
Bernardo Silva also tested Marchesin, who then saved from Eric Garcia at point-blank range.
City thought they had finally broken through with just over 10 minutes remaining but it was not to be as Jesus, just off the bench, struck but was denied by VAR.
The Brazilian headed against the crossbar from a Silva cross and then reacted quickly to tuck home the rebound but his celebrations were cut short for an apparent offside in the build-up.
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