Our prediction for this MLS match:
Buoyed by a 2-0 win over New England Revolution, New York City will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on DC United on Sunday morning. The Blue Pigeons are eyeing their third win of the process and they are surely capable of beating DC United, who are not regarded as good travellers. Talented Argentina forward Julian Fernandez is pushing for a start after scoring as a substitute against the Revs, while all Mijatovic, Moralez, and Talles Magno remain in the recovery room.
The capital club, on the other hand, are hit by suspensions, with both Herrera and Klich missing the match due to the accumulation of yellow cards, while all Birnbaum, Canouse, Crockford, and Miller are out of contention with injuries. In their last meeting at Yankee Stadium New York City defeated DC United 3-2 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Player (Christian Benteke):
Christian Benteke, born on 3th of December 1990 is a Belgian football player with roots from Congo. Benteke started his career at KRC Genk and after playing for Standard Liege, KV Mechelen, KV Kortrijk and Aston Villa the striker got transferred to Liverpool. Benteke is 191cm and is known for being a very strong goal scoring striker. In May 2010 Benteke made his debut for the Belgian national team.
Christian Benteke didn’t win any mayor prices yet. In the season 2008/2009 he won the national league of Belgium. Benteke is signed by Nike and got transferred to Liverpool for 46 million euro which makes him the second most expensive football player from Belgium. Benteke’s nickname is The Beast or Bentegoal.
Highlighted Team (New York City):
New York City are an American soccer club and they have been competing in Major League Soccer since 2015. The Pigeons play their home games at Yankee Stadium and they are the second club in New York after the New York Red Bulls.
Famous Arsenal player Patrick Vieira took over the reins in January, 2016 and he helped the team finish the season in second place in the Eastern Conference. However, they were totally outclassed by Toronto FC (0-7 on aggregate) in the conference semifinals.
New York City chiefs have been pumping up a lot of money into the squad ever since the team began play in MLS and it has to be noted that the likes of Andrea Pirlo and David Villa played for the Pigeons in the 2016 season. New York City footballers wear sky blue shirts when playing at home, while the colour of the team’s away kit is dark blue.
Companies City Football Group (80%) and Yankee Global Enterprises own the club.