Huddersfield boss Andy Ritchie hailed his side's FA Cup third-round win over Birmingham but insisted celebrations would last just a day.The Terriers weighed in with a compelling performance to beat City 2-1 at the Galpharm Stadium - Chris Brandon lashing home the winning goal with less than 10 minutes remaining - but Ritchie insisted that come Monday their faltering league form would be top of the agenda.

"We rode our luck on one of two occasions but we had the chances. It's fantastic for the town, the fans and not least the players.

"But it's back down to earth on Monday," said Ritchie, whose side came into the match 14th in League One and reeling from consecutive defeats to Nottingham Forest and Northampton.

"I think that result challenges us to reproduce that form in the league - that's what I'll be saying to the lads in the week.

"Phil Jevons was suffering with a thigh strain and we left him on the bench because, to be honest, we were trying to protect one or two because the league is our main focus," said Ritchie.

"They are a really good side but they have a big challenge in their own division and we now need to start climbing up our own division."

Birmingham started on the wrong foot and were on the end of a third-minute opening goal from Luke Beckett, who grabbed his third goal in this season's competition with a simple tapped finish.

Garry O'Connor replied with an equally straightforward strike following good work from Fabrice Muamba but Town refused to settle for a replay and were rewarded when Brandon converted Beckett's deep cross.

But while Brandon and Beckett - who has now scored three times in this year's FA Cup following wins over Accrington and Grimsby in previous rounds - will take the headlines, Ritchie was happy to spread the praise evenly across his side.

"We've had so many great performances out there that I couldn't single out anyone.

"For our winning goal there was great movement. Schoey (Danny Schofield) has put in a great ball, Luke was running the channel and pulled in a great ball and we've been telling Chris to get to the back stick all season. He finally did and it worked.

"But I can't single anyone out because they were all fantastic."

For Birmingham boss Alex McLeish, in his first management role south of the border, it was a grim introduction to the competition.

The former Rangers and Scotland boss admits he was desperate not to be on the receiving end of a giant-killing and has called for his players to take a firm look at their personal contributions to defeat.

"The Premier League is our priority and it remains our priority but we wanted to win this match, no question," said McLeish.

"I've been involved in cup upsets as a player and a manager. I've been a giant killer but I've seen the other side and I didn't want to be a victim today.

"The players will be embarrassed by it because they'll get bad headlines and so will I. That is the position we are in."

Reflecting on what had been said to his off-colour side behind closed doors, he added: "The dressing room chat remains private and that is where it must stay.

"But every one of our players can look in the mirror and say 'we've let ourselves down and let the fans down'.

"We had three or four internationals out there and we should be better than that."

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