Consciously or otherwise, Toronto FC have spent the first few weeks of the season beating the ghost of last year’s MLS Cup final to a pulp.
The knockout blow, of course, will not have been dealt until there is a star above the club crest but it is now safe to assume whenever they are in a match like last December’s, on the front foot with the game on the line, that they will find at least one goal.
When other teams begin to wilt late in games, Toronto turn the volume up to a decibel level Jurgen Klopp would be proud of.