Can the Blues put a stop to former teammate Patrick Mullins’s scorching form for the Black & Red?
Patrick Mullins for NYCFC: 18 league games, 6 goals, 4 assists.
Mullins for DC United: 5 league games, 5 goals, 1 assist.
Boom. The Maryland grad’s return to the Beltway has been an elixir for Mullins, whom NYCFC shipped away in July for allocation funds and an international roster spot.
Under Patrick Vieira’s system, which insists on a front three with David Villa at the center forward spot, Mullins had no clear path to major minutes. But he’s an efficient goal-scorer, can play in the air, and tends to be one of those right-place-right-time guys.