Pep Guardiola is savoring the strain as Manchester City try to hold off Liverpool in a grasping Premier League title race.
City are one point clear of their adversaries in front of their home game against battling Watford on Saturday.
Triumph would make them a stride nearer to holding the title, with five games left for the two groups after this end of the week, however Liverpool will remain hot behind City assuming that they win Sunday's Merseyside derby against humble Everton.
Guardiola said he was savoring each snapshot of the nerve-clattering run to the Premier League finish line.
"Obviously we appreciate it," he said on Friday. "We'd like to be here than not, getting the opportunity to attempt to make consecutive titles.
"I love it. Battling for knockout stages, each game is significant and unequivocal. It implies we've done beneficial things previously, if not we wouldn't be here."
City, who last week lost to Liverpool in the FA Cup elimination rounds, could yet meet Jurgen Klopp's group in the Champions League last.
City face Real Madrid in the elimination round first leg on Tuesday and Liverpool take on Villarreal 24 hours after the fact.
"Being there to play in the Champions League elimination rounds and the association, showing up toward the end battling is a delight, a joy. Presently we attempt to make it happen," Guardiola said.
Given Liverpool's rankling structure, including a 4-0 defeat of Manchester United on Tuesday, Guardiola is very much aware that City have no edge for mistake.
A solitary slip could hand the title to Liverpool, who have sliced the noteworthy lead City held over them in January.
"We can't drop focuses, however they (Liverpool) can't either," Guardiola said. "The players know it. We've been here previously.
"We played a last versus Brighton (a 3-0 win on Wednesday) to have the option to play another and tomorrow is another. On the off chance that we win, it's another.
"It's bit by bit, attempt to recuperate the players, be new in the head and brain and when we finish tomorrow one more in the Champions League, then, at that point, Leeds.
"It's not think excessively, invigorate, unwind, and have positive energy as a unit."
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