Sean Nealis and Mandela Egbo will pair with Tim Parker and Kyle Duncan along the backline as the New York Red Bulls take on the Montreal Impact on Sunday night at Red Bull Arena.
Egbo is coming off a match which saw him score his first MLS goal, from the penalty spot, in New York’s 4-1 victory over Inter Miami CF in the midweek matchup.
David Jensen sticks in goal for the Red Bulls as Ryan Meara remains out.
Florian Valot, Kaku, Jared Stroud, Danny Royer, Cristian Cásseres Jr and Tom Barlow fill out the rest of the Starting XI.
Kaku returns to the Starting XI after not starting against Miami and eventually not being needed off the bench.
New York will have Kendall McIntosh available off the bench as the backup goalkeeper, as well as Samuel Tetteh, Dru Yearwood, Ben Mines, Omir Fernandez, Jason Pendant, Mathias Jørgensen, Aaron Long and Brian White as possible subs.
Sean Davis, Ryan Meara, Marc Rzatkowski and Patrick Seagrist remain sidelined. Amro Tarek was held out of the gameday roster due to a thigh strain.
Coverage on MSG begins at 6:30 p.m. ET with the Red Bulls Pregame show. Steve Cangialosi will have the primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Shep Messing and Michelle Gingras.
New York Red Bulls Radio begins at 6 p.m. EST with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Honda, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley. Ernesto Motta will carry the Spanish play-by-play responsibilities, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
