The Black & Gold have yet to beat NYCFC, which they haven’t played in five years going into Saturday night’s game at BMO Stadium.

For just the third time ever, New York City FC are playing the visitor to LAFC at BMO Stadium as two of the biggest clubs in MLS clash on Matchday 2. LAFC won at home to open their season last Saturday,

The 33-year-old fullback entered the match on the left side in the 61st minute when LAFC made a series of changes, including to its formation, adjusting from a 5-2-3 to a 4-3-3 to make space and find a goal against New York, which kept the Black & Gold quiet through much of the first hour.