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STARTING XI, pres. by OANDA: Red Bulls Take On Rivals in New York Derby 

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Red Bull New York take on New York City FC in the New York Derby on Saturday night at Sports Illustrated Stadium.

Head Coach Michael Bradley will start Dylan Nealis, Justin Che, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty and Matthew Dos Santos along the backline for the opening whistle.

The Red Bulls have posted a 12-5-2 mark against NYCFC at home across all competitions in franchise history.

Emil Forsberg captains the side from the midfield, along with Adri Mehmeti and Ronald Donkor. 

Julian Hall leads the attack, with Jorge Ruvalcaba and Cade Cowell on the wings. 

Hall scored his first career hat trick in the 3-2 win over Columbus and became the youngest player in MLS history to score a hat trick at 18 years, 50 days old. The Manhattan, N.Y. native now has scored nine MLS goals this season, which ranks tied for fourth in MLS.

Ethan Horvath starts in goal.

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Off the bench, RBNY will have Julian Bazan, Nehuen Benedetti, Gustav Berggren, John McCarthy, Roald Mitchell, Rafael Mosquera, Tim Parker, Mohammed Sofo and Omar Valencia available. Bazan makes the matchday roster for the first time since joining the club. 

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting remains sidelined, as well as A.J. Marcucci.

Coverage on Apple TV begins at 7:30 p.m. ET. Steve Cangialosi will have primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Danny Higginbotham on the English side, while Bruno Vain will have the play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Andres Agulla on the Spanish side.

Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated begins at 7 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Toyota, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley.

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