Gabriel Agbonlahor has no regrets about remaining a one-club player with Aston Villa but admits the threat of being relegated from the English Premier League “would scare anyone”.

Striker Agbonlahor is currently Villa’s longest-serving player – he made his debut seven years ago – and the England international has often been linked with a move.

On Monday he comes face to face with Manchester City duo Gareth Barry and James Milner who both left Villa.

But academy product Agbonlahor says he’s content to remain with Villa even though he’s still searching for his first trophy.

“Do I regret being a one-club player? I think, for me, I have always enjoyed playing my football here at Villa so it’s hard for me to say that,” he said.

“If that changed, then you would have to obviously look elsewhere. But if I’m in the team and enjoying my football, there is no reason to do that.”

Agbonlahor is hopeful Villa will win a trophy one day.

“We were especially disappointed this season to lose to Bradford (in the Capital One Cup semi-final) but it showed we are getting closer.

“We got to a semi-final so we are closer to getting back to Wembley. Hopefully next season we can go that one step further.”

Villa dropped back into the Premier League bottom three after last weekend’s defeat at Arsenal and were beaten 5-0 at City earlier in the campaign.

Agbonlahor said: “The Premier League is the only place you want to be playing. That is why, if I’m asked if I am thinking about relegation, the answer is I’m not.

“I am thinking about helping the team to get out of where we are now. This is the league you want to be playing in, the best league in the world. There’s no reason I’d want to leave it.

“Does the threat of relegation scare me? I think it would scare anyone. As long as you are in the bottom three, it is in your mind as a player.

“But, if it was a massive gap, you would be a lot more scared. But it is only a point or two and you are out of there.

“Hopefully we start getting points against the teams around us. We play QPR and Reading soon, which are massive games and then you start to think you can climb.”

Agbonlahor admits the clash with City has important consequences for both teams.

He said: “Is it a must-win situation? I think they know that as well.

“They know they will need to win every game as Manchester Utd don’t drop too many points.

“We have got to concentrate on our own game and what we are fighting for.

“As much as they need to win, we need to win as well. We need points as well.”