JAMES MILNER has warned Arsenal that Manchester City are determined to make up for their Stamford Bridge woe.
City face the Gunners at the Etihad this weekend looking to bounce back from Monday's 2-1 defeat by Chelsea.
The result cut their lead at the top of the table to just two points over Manchester United but England ace Milner believes they will resurrect their winning run on Sunday.
He said: "We are pretty devastated but it adds even more incentive for us to bounce back from this disappointment and put it into a performance at the weekend.
"We will learn what we can from this game and move forward. We have the hunger to go and win again at the weekend."
Defender Pablo Zabaleta admitted the defeat capped a poor week for City after they were dumped out of the Champions League.
But he says the pressure is still on their title rivals to try and catch them.
He said: "We're the leaders with an advantage in the table and that's important. The concerns are for our rivals.
"The week not was positive with the Champions League and the defeat in London but now is the time for a reaction and show we want to be the champions.
"We must focus on the match against Arsenal. It is a chance for us to distance ourselves from another title rival."
The biggest positive in City's match against Chelsea was the way they bossed the Blues in the first 25 minutes and took the lead through Mario Balotelli.
But after that Milner, 25, felt they let Chelsea off the hook — a mistake they will not be making
again.
He added: "We started very well, moving it around and managed to create a few chances. But we took our foot off the gas for whatever reason.
"That gets the crowd up and they managed to ride that wave."
Milner, like boss Roberto Mancini, pointed at David Silva being denied a clear penalty after Jose
Bosingwa's first-half foul. That would have made it 2-0.
Milner added: "David said it was definite. We came in at half-time and the lads have seen it on video. It's obviously a big moment."
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