INSIDE THE 18: Aaron Long Back in the XI for New York

Bradley Carnell
INSIDE THE 18: Aaron Long Back in the XI for New York -



The New York Red Bulls will see Aaron Long in the Starting XI following a night off in their last match. Long will be paired with Tim Parker, Mandela Egbo, Jason Pendant and Kyle Duncan along the back line for the Red Bulls.


Parker will wear the captain’s armband on Saturday afternoon.


Kaku, Florian Valot and Cristian Cásseres Jr. will hold down the central midfield, while Danny Royer and Brian White will help lead the attack.


David Jensen will start in goal for RBNY, while Ryan Meara returns from injury to serve as the backup goalkeeper in Florida.


Interim Head Coach Bradley Carnell will have Jared Stroud, Samuel Tetteh, Sean Nealis, Dru Yearwood, Ben Mines, Omir Fernandez, Mathias Jørgensen and Marc Rzatkowski available off the bench.


Rzatkowski returns to the matchday roster following an injury.


Sean Davis, Amro Tarek and Patrick Seagrist remain sidelined with injuries. 


Saturday’s kickoff at Exploria Stadium is set for 4:30 p.m. with coverage on FOX, FOX Sports Go and New York Red Bulls Radio on TuneIn.


New York Red Bulls Radio begins at 3:30 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 4 p.m.