CHESTER, Pa. — The New York Red Bulls didn't win the Supporters' Shield this year like they did a year ago (and two years before that). They didn't even finish with the second-best record in MLS (that distinction belongs to the Colorado Rapids). Despite that, the Red Bulls still walked off the field at Talen Energy Stadium on Sunday looking every bit like the favorites to win the 2016 MLS Cup title.
Jesse Marsch could have chosen to rest his players given the fact the Red Bulls had a virtual hammerlock on first place in the East heading into Sunday, but instead he trotted out his first-choice lineup.