Pep Guardiola ridiculed the idea that he and his players could point to tiredness amid such a hectic period as insisted his Man City stars must feel 'grateful' to still be fighting for a treble.
City head to Madrid for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie against Atletico on Wednesday, just days on from a thrilling top-of-the-table Premier League clash with Liverpool.
Once events in Madrid have been taken care of, Guardiola's players will shift their focus to Saturday night when they face Liverpool in an FA Cup semi-final.
But the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager is in no mood to pin any slip-ups on tiredness.