David Villa has a thing for freezing home openers.
While frozen fans chanted, “It’s f–king cold, it’s f–king cold,” Villa and New York City FC were anything but as their highly touted attack arrived and scorched D.C. United, 4-0, at a frigid Yankee Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
“We know we were going to score goals, it was just a question of time,” said NYCFC head coach Patrick Vieira, whose team made the most of its five shots on target.
Villa, the reigning MLS MVP, continued his tradition of scoring in every home opener since the team’s inception in 2015.