Wrexham, disappointing in Thursday's 1-0 defeat against York, were the better side at Nene Park and created the best chances before falling behind after a mistake in the Reds'' defence on the hour mark.

But Shaun Whalley scored his second goal of the season 15 minutes from time to earn Wrexham a point and Little was pleased the Reds got something out of the game, although he thought his side could have won.

"It would have been nice to have got more from these two games away from home," said Little today.

"It would have nice to get that first away win - the first one is always nice.

"But generally with 15 minutes to go, and you're a goal down, you would take a draw.

"This result was important for us at 1-0 down, that's a certainty. To come back was very important for us.

"It has been a good point in the end but it's possibly a game we could have won.

"We are not top of the league which is a disappointment after the first game of the season but we have got everybody to play and I think we have learnt quite a bit this week most certainly."

Rushden goalkeeper Alan Marriott made a number of excellent saves to keep his side in the game but Little was disappointed with the defending for the opening goal.

"We got sucker punched again," said Little.

"I'm not sure how it happened. We seemed to have it under control. It was a poor goal from our point of view.

"You just think, 'here we go again, we could lose again.'

"We just gambled. We have got variations in the team and put small, pacy players against them.

"At the end, playing the way we did got us back into the game. The nice thing is we showed we can vary our play if we need to and that got us something out of the game.

"But there were a lot of things that we did prior to their goal that possibly could have seen us win. The keeper has pulled a couple of good saves off.

"Overall I thought we were the stronger side on the day, and I was pleased with the performance on the back of Thursday, and a little bit disappointed we haven't won."

Wrexham hit back after Little made a double substitution, with wide men Wes Baynes and Neil Taylor replacing Jefferson Louis and Sam Aiston.

That meant Simon Brown switched to an attacking role and he set up Whalley for the equaliser, to the delight of Little.

"Perhaps playing him on the right is not his strongest position but his energy was something that did well pre-season and got him a little bit of a shout above Wes," said Little.

"Wes come on and we know that he and Neil can get into positions and give us something else out wide.

"But a lot of praise for Shaun's goal should go to Simon. I know for a fact Shaun would have shot!

"At least Simon was clever enough to pass the ball and create a simple goal for Shaun. I think Simon showed his worth for us and that is pleasing."

Having beaten much fancied Stevenage Borough 5-0 on the opening day of the season, Wrexham turned in a below par display at York on Thursday.

And Little was pleased with the response from his players at Rushden.

"We talked at some length about Thursday when we were disappointed with our overall performance," said Little.

We felt we should have got a draw there so a lot of things were said about being brighter and sharper.

"We went back to basic work on the training ground which is difficult to do because we are playing games quickly, but he just had to remind people of what we are about, and in fairness to the lads they did that.

"The nice thing is, all the things we have talked about they have definitely improved upon."

Rushden manager, Garry Hill, commented to Little that he could expect teams - like York - to raise their game against Wrexham.

And Little conceded that his side, far from their best at The KitKat Crescent, were not ready for that.

"I saw their manager and he said you'll get a lot of that because teams will raise their game against you," added Little.

"I look back and reflect and York did raise their game.

"It was something we have to be ready for - I'm not quite sure we were really ready for it looking back.

"It took us too long to adjust to play against them and ultimately not enough players played well against them.

"But I think we have seen in these three games to know that if we are not at our best, we will have a hard time.

"But if we are at our best then we will give everybody a good go.

"I think as time goes by there will a group of perhaps eight or ten clubs that look stronger. The most important thing for us is to try and be amongst that eight.

"After seasons of struggle, I hope we are going to be competitive this season so we are just trying our best."

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