Traditionally there has been something of a split inside the Manchester City dressing room during a run-in. Some watch the other games, hoping for favourable results. Others don't bother at all.
Raheem Sterling actually straddled both camps during the ding-dong battles with Liverpool in 2019 and 2022, both titles decided by a single point. Sterling would never stick a match on at home until text messages started pinging through that Liverpool were dropping points.
It became a running joke that he'd give in to temptation, reach for the remote, only for Liverpool to then score almost instantly.