Well, after two dreadful years as a lowly expansion team and one vastly improved breakthrough season, the moment all Minnesota United fans have been waiting for is finally here: the MLS playoffs loom for the Loons.
More than that, however, Minnesota actually host their first-ever playoff match, welcoming the Los Angeles Galaxy to Allianz Field on Sunday night. What a curtain-raiser it will be for a stadium that only opened earlier this season.
Here is Minnesota United’s projected starting XI for the hotly anticipated contest.
Vito Mannone – Italian Vito Mannone is one of the finalists for the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award, alongside Bill Hamid and Sean Johnson.