Villa players have vowed to prove their weekend wobble at Blackburn is just a blip in their Champions League mission.

Their six-game winning streak ended at Ewood Park on Saturday, after Rovers came from behind to claim a 2-1 win thanks to David Dunn’s controversial 89th-minute penalty.

But Stephen Warnock and James Milner are adamant confidence remains high in the camp and are confident they can get their top-four quest back on track against big-spending Manchester City a week tonight.

Warnock, who joined Villa from Rovers in the summer, said: “I’m sure this is just a blip. Looking at the quality in that dressing room I’m sure we’ll bounce right back.

“Obviously playing here for a couple of years I realised it was tough for teams coming here, but only now, having played against it myself, do I know how tough it was.

“I thought we dealt with it quite well at times and I think the only two times we didn’t, they scored.”

Milner insisted Rovers were lucky to have been awarded a penalty after Richard Dunne was ruled to have handled.

But the winger reckons confidence ahead of City’s visit will not be affected by the result.

He said: “Taking the lead and losing is obviously disappointing, but I thought it was a harsh penalty at the end when a draw would have been a good point.”