City face mid-table West Bromwich Albion at Eastlands on Wednesday where they will bid to bounce back from the crushing blow of a 1-0 defeat at Arsenal last weekend that appeared to scupper their title hopes.

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That left City eight points behind leaders and champions Manchester United.

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Roberto Mancini's team led the Premier League from the start of October until March but their slump, combined with United winning 11 of 12 league games, has all but finished their hopes of a first title since 1968.

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City manager Mancini went into the weekend admitting that a defeat at the Emirates and a United win over QPR -- they beat the strugglers 2-0 at Old Trafford -- would kill his team's chances.

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England midfielder Milner maintains City will attempt to win each of their remaining six matches -- a run that includes a home game against United -- and will fight on until it's impossible for them to take the title.

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But Milner said City must learn from the way that their Premier League campaign has fallen apart.

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