INSIDE THE 18: New-Look Lineup vs. FC Dallas

Chris Armas
INSIDE THE 18: New-Look Lineup vs. FC Dallas -



Head Coach Chris Armas will debut a youthful lineup in Texas as the New York Red Bulls face off against FC Dallas on Saturday afternoon.


Ryan Meara will start in goal for the Red Bulls. Meara makes his first MLS start since June, 2018.


Brian White will start up top, with an attacking midfield of Andreas Ivan, Kaku and Derrick Etienne Jr. 


Vincent Bezecourt and Cristian Cásseres Jr. will lock down the defensive midfield.


Along the backline, Kyle Duncan, Amro Tarek, Sean Nealis and Michael Amir Murillo get starts.


Nealis gets his first MLS start of his career following his first MLS appearance in Week 1 of 2019.


Armas will have Connor Lade, Omir Fernandez, Mathias Jørgensen, Tim Parker, Sean Davis and Kemar Lawrence available off the bench. Evan Louro will serve as the backup goalkeeper.


Luis Robles, Bradley Wright-Phillips, Daniel Royer, Marc Rzatkowski and Aaron Long did not travel with the team to Texas. Alex Muyl will not dress for the match.


Opening kick is slated for 2 p.m. ET with coverage on Univision, Twitter and New York Red Bulls Radio on TuneIn.

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