Chris Sutton admitted he was left shocked by Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland asking to be substituted against Real Madrid because they were tired.
Man City were knocked out of the Champions League by the Spanish giants on penalties on Wednesday after their quarter-final tie ended 4-4 on aggregate.
It means there will be no Double Treble for City, who were hoping to go back-to-back in the competition having finally won it for a first time last season.
De Bruyne and Haaland were both withdrawn as the game drew to a close, with Julian Alvarez replacing the Norwegian ahead of extra-time, while Mateo Kovacic came on for De Bruyne after 112 minutes.