Steve Sidwell knows Aston Villa Football Club can’t bask in their glory from the weekend for too long.

If the Midlands club want to build on their 2-0 win at Arsenal Sidwell knows they must find some consistency – starting with a win over the champions at Villa Park on Saturday.

"We will let other people do the talking about the top four,” he told the Birmingham Mail. "We know what we want to achieve and we have got the ability to achieve it.

“If we can perform like that for the rest of the season then we have a good chance. It just shows people we are a serious contender to pushing the likes of Arsenal.

“But it comes down to consistency. If you want to be at the top end of the table it's about being consistent. That performance won't matter if we don't go on a run of good results.

“We can take hope and pride from the Arsenal win and take it into the two home matches. If we go and have another loss like last week then this result counts for nothing.

"It's one thing to play at the Emirates Stadium but to come away with a win was fantastic. But we can't celebrate too hard because we have got Manchester United on Saturday."