Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand admitted there was a lot frustration in the away dressing room after their 1-1 draw at Birmingham City.
United remain top going into 2011, but Ferdinand admits it was two points lost.
"We should have got the three points at Birmingham but we'll be looking to the next game to make things right," Ferdinand told MUTV.
"I thought, on the whole, we deserved to win at St Andrew's. After battling with Birmingham in the first half, we started the second half quite brightly. We passed the ball about and got our noses in front with a great goal from Berba.
"But you want to shut games out like that and we didn't manage to do it. It was a kick in the teeth to concede the equaliser so late on."
While dismayed by the modus operandi for Birmingham's last-gasp leveller - "he (Nikola Zigic, the goal's creator) even said at the end of the game he handled the ball" - Ferdinand respects the way United's opponents approached the contest.
"They get right into you as you expect, understand and appreciate when you go to places like Birmingham and, of course, their fans get up for it," said Rio.
"It's what makes the Premier League such a great league to play in. You get a different set of tasks in front of you each week and you have to deal with them."
