A new era has opened for Manchester United.

Jim Ratcliffe, founder of global chemical group Ineos and British "billionaire," invested about 1.6 billion pounds about 2.7 trillion won to acquire a 27.7% stake in Manchester United and become a co-owner.

Ratcliffe has made headlines by saying he would overtake Manchester City within three years after taking office. The much-awaited "Manchester Derby" will take place. Manchester City and Manchester United will play round 27 of the English Premier League (EPL) for the 2023-2024 season at Etihad Stadium in Manchester at 0:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Manchester City is currently undefeated in 18 consecutive games. Manchester United has lost only one of its nine matches in the new year. However, the ground is tilted.

Manchester City is ranked second 49 points in the EPL and sixth 44 points in the EPL. In their first meeting this season in October last year, Manchester City won the game 3-0.

British BBC commentator Chris Sutton is drawing attention by predicting Manchester City's 6-1 victory. He stressed, "There is no doubt about Manchester City's victory. It's just a matter of how much they will score."

However, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola pointed out that one should not be caught up in emotions on the 3rd, a day before the Manchester derby. "What I learned from this type of game is to be more calm, relaxed, and not talk about much," he said. "We should focus only on tactics and what we need to do to beat them, not emotions."

Ratcliffe is Manchester City's enemy. But he praised the treble-winning Manchester City's landslide 4-0 victory over Real Madrid in the second leg of last season's European Champions League semifinals, as "the best football I've ever seen." 안전놀이터

"Thank you very much. It's a great honor," Guardiola said after bowing his head down. "It was Liverpool in the '80s, it was Manchester United in the '90s, and now we have won seven Premier League titles in the last 11 to 12 years. Ratcliffe and his people know the diagnosis of the club. If they say I need two to three years, who would I say the opposite?" he drew attention.