FERGIE FUMES AT HIS HIGH-FLIERS

DARREN Ferguson admitted he was left disappointed by his players...on the day they climbed into the play-off places.

- Josh Williamson

Posh rose into the top-six by virtue of having scored more goals than fellow promotion hopefuls Derby but they rarely looked like finding the net in a stalemate against a struggling Oxford side without a win in a dozen games.

In fact it was the visitors who squandered the best chance as Yanic Wildschut was denied by Posh keeper Will Norris on the half-hour.

But Oxford still claimed a second draw in successive matches under new boss Liam Manning to edge three points clear of the relegation zone – and it featured a first clean sheet since December.

Ferguson said: “The lads gave everything in terms of their application and desire to win the game, but we can’t get away from the fact it is a disappointing result.

“It was like attack versus defence in the second half. We tried everything we could by changing formation and personnel.