Eloi Amagat is the headline name in Domènec Torrent's Hudson River Derby XI.
The new summer signing will make his NYCFC debut in one of the biggest games of the season so far, as City look to move within a point of the MLS summit.
Amagat is joined in midfield by Alex Ring and Ebenezer Ofori, while Maxi Moralez and Ismael Tajouri-Shradi will be charged with loading the bullets for captain David Villa who lines up against Red Bulls on home turf for the first time since his hat-trick in the BX in 2017.
Anton Tinnerholm and Ben Sweat line up at full-back on either side of Sebastian Ibeagha and Maxime Chanot at the back, ahead of Sean Johnson in the NYCFC goal.