Forget any thoughts of tiredness, Wayne Rooney would happily step off a plane and face Stoke tomorrow if he could.
Rooney is probably the Manchester United player least affected by the draining trip to Japan, and it showed.
After netting twice in Thursday's semi-final, the England striker scored another today to put 10-man United on top of the world.
His efforts did not just earn him a man of the match award. He was also named player of the tournament and received a massive gold car key courtesy of sponsors Toyota.
For a renowned car freak, it was the perfect Christmas present, but there is no time to reflect on the achievement.
A Boxing Day visit to Stoke now awaits and, for Rooney, it cannot come quickly enough.
"I would go back and play the next day if I had to," he said. "You always want to play games.
"I know some of the lads have struggled but I have had plenty of sleep. It's not really been a problem for me.
"Now we just have to get ourselves right for the Stoke game because it's a big one for us."
Speaking about his personal honours, Rooney added: "To win any award is an achievement.
"It is a great feeling to get the winning goal, win the trophy and get player of the tournament.
"Hopefully it will give me a lift. I want to keep improving and if I work hard and keep practising then hopefully I will get better each year."
Although United were dominant in the first-half against a Quito outfit disappointingly devoid of ambition, the whole dynamic of the game changed when Nemanja Vidic planted an elbow in the face of Claudio Bieler.
It was not delivered with the ferocity Bieler's reaction merited, but even Sir Alex Ferguson admitted referee Ravshan Irmatov had little option but to show Vidic a red card.
Still Quito refused to come out of their shell, but the English champions, fearful of being caught on the counterattack, could not force the pace as they had done before.
Extra-time seemed certain until Michael Carrick threaded a superb pass through to Ronaldo who, instead of shooting himself, slipped a short pass to Rooney.
The Merseysider took aim and brilliantly curled the ball beyond Jose Cevallos in a manner reminiscent of Norman Whiteside's famous FA Cup final winner for another 10-man United side against Everton in 1985.
"I couldn't really see whether it was going in or not when I hit it because it went through the defender's legs," said Rooney.
"I was just waiting for it to reappear but when I saw it hit the back of the net I was delighted."
The true cost of United's victory will be discovered over the next few weeks.
First Ferguson's side must negotiate the trip to Stoke and then a meeting with Middlesbrough on December 29 which, because it is an evening kick-off, therefore in the middle of the night Far East time, could prove even more problematic.
Then the couple of games United have in hand on their rivals need to be negotiated.
Ferguson's priorities were pretty clear immediately after United had returned to their team hotel as he tried to find somewhere to watch Arsenal's clash with Liverpool.