James Milner promises Liverpool will not fail this season if he wants to

James Milner urged Liverpool to forget Manchester City and focus only on seven wins to secure a trophy this season.

After the dramatic events that occurred at Etihad on Wednesday, City's quadruple hopes were set aside, all eyes turned to what is probably the best Premier League title in history – and how that defeat will affect mentally players Pep Guardiola.

But midfielder Milner thinks his former club will react like the champions he is and that the only answer his league leaders can give is to keep winning.

"The maximum number of games we can play now is seven. Win all seven so we will have at least one trophy. So that's what we have to do, "he said after Liverpool booked a second semifinal Champions League match against Barcelona, ​​finishing Porto.

"Regarding the other game, only the City knows how it will react. They are Premier League champions for a reason and I am sure that they will react as champions.

"We can not control that, we can not control what they do. The league is in their hands, in the sense that all we can do is try to win all our games and put as much pressure on them as possible. That's what we will try to do. "

Leaving the Champions League offers City – two points behind but with a game in hand – the small compensation of a less cluttered schedule and the time to prepare for its remaining five Premier League matches .

However, many have speculated that the particularly cruel manner of their defeat on Spurs goals could make them lose all their energy and allowed them to lose points in unlikely places during the run-in.

Milner is not convinced, but he believes that Tottenham will now have a huge confidence in their return to Etihad on the weekend.

"It's disappointing for them and they're going to push hard for the last games of the season. They will return, "he said of City. "But the Spurs will have their back on the ground and will want to come back after getting such a good result. These are two best teams and it will be an exciting match for the neutral.

"We'll keep an eye on it, but all we can do is influence our games."

Liverpool will be missing Sunday in Cardiff, third, with City playing his match in hand, a Manchester derby against United at Old Trafford, midweek.