Despite Aston Villa's current blip in form, Martin Laursen insists UEFA Champions League qualification remains a realistic target for next season. "Of course it doesn't look great, but we still have a chance," the Danish defender told Onside.

"There are still eight games left, and Arsenal have some difficult games to come, so we are still believing."

Laursen is also refusing to read too much into Villa's 5-0 humbling at Liverpool last time out, believing the players will bounce back in their next game.

"That was, of course, too many goals to let in, but Liverpool are strong right now and there wasn't really much we could do about it," he said.