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The Etihad Stadium will boil in the Manchester Derby when Manchester City hosts Manchester United, Sunday (3/3/2024) / Photo: FA WSL
The Etihad Stadium will boil in the Manchester Derby when Manchester City hosts Manchester United, Sunday (3/3/2024). This match is scheduled to take place at 22.30 WIB.
Currently, Man City continues to trail Liverpool in the Premier League standings. Pep Guardiola's troops are only four points behind the Reds who have just secured three points against Nottingham Forest.
Meanwhile, Man United is still struggling in mid-table. They are currently ranked sixth with 44 points.
Referring to that, the two teams clearly have different missions. Man City wants to take over Liverpool's status, while Man United is fighting to get a Champions League ticket next season.
This is the first Manchester derby since Sir Jim Ratcliffe became one of the owners of Man United. He said he wanted to eliminate Man City as the strongest team in the Premier League within three years.
Ratcliffe's confession is quite reasonable considering that Man City have won five of their last six Premier League titles. Meanwhile, Man United last lifted the championship trophy in 2013.
Last year, Man City matched Man United's achievement (1998/1999) by winning the Treble. “The 80s were Liverpool, the 90s United and now we have won seven Premier Leagues in the last 11 or 12 years. But in 50 or 60 years, there has never been a country where one team has always dominated and controlled everything. We will try in organization it's to expand this as much as possible over the years,” Guardiola said.
“Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his people know the diagnosis of their club. I don't know anything about the club. If they say they need two or three years to be there, who am I to say otherwise?”
The exchange of statements made the atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium even more boiling during the Manchester Derby. Let's see who will emerge victorious in this match, Man City or Man United?
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