United skipper Jonny Howson wasted little time in turning his attention towards Sunday's Elland Road clash with Cardiff City.

A seven-game unbeaten run came to an end at Birmingham City on Wednesday, but the captain said there was no time to dwell on the disappointment and it was important to prepare for Cardiff.

"Birmingham have a huge amount of experience," said Jonny. "Looking at the game as a whole on Wednesday that maybe showed with the way they saw the game out.

"I'm sure they'll be up there. They are very well organised and Zigic will always cause problems for teams because of his size.

"Even though it was disappointing to lose it makes it good with a game right around the corner on Sunday.

"There's not too long to dwell on it, even though there were plenty of positives, and we were immediately focused on that with making sure we got the right preparation to recover our legs.

"We've have had a few games over last few weeks and we're ready for Sunday now."