In his first interview since his partial purchase of Manchester United was confirmed<\/a>, Ratcliffe claimed that he would like to knock both Manchester City and Liverpool “off their perch” after their dominance of domestic and European competition in recent years.<\/p>\nWhile doing so, the billionaire was also complimentary of the clubs, saying: “They [Man City] are one of the best teams on the planet.<\/p>\n
“We have a lot to learn from the noisy neighbour, and our other neighbour [Liverpool]. They are the enemy at the end of the day and there’s nothing I would like better than to knock both of them or one of them off their perch.”<\/p>\n
Ahead of the Saturday Night Football<\/em> trip to Bournemouth, Guardiola was asked about the comments for the first time, and said he believes Manchester United can improve under the INEOS CEO.<\/p>\n\n
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“It is the truth,” the Man City boss said. “Teams admit it, they want to be closer to us and you can’t deny the reality.<\/p>\n
“When I’ve been below teams, I’ve always admired them and said ‘what do you have to do to be close and challenge them?’. They are the really competitive people who you want to be.<\/p>\n
“When you want to judge just for things that will feel comfortable for one day, they will not arrive where we are right now.<\/p>\n
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