New Manchester United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said he wants to break the dominance of Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League and believes he can do it in three years.
Ratcliffe’s 27.7% stake was formally signed off on Tuesday, and speaking on Wednesday, the 71-year-old said he wants to knock both City and Liverpool “off their perch.”
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It’s a reference to a quote made by Sir Alex Ferguson when he took over as United manager in 1986 when he said he wanted to topple Liverpool, who dominated the English league in the 1970s and 80s.
“We have a lot to learn from our noisy neighbour and the other neighbour,” said Ratcliffe.
“They are the enemy at the end of the day. There is nothing I would like better than to knock both of them off their perch. They have been in a good place for a while and there are things we can learn from both of them.
