Head Coach Patrick Vieira is expected a stiff examination of NYCFC’s quality on Sunday afternoon.
In what is being billed as one of the games of the season so far, the Frenchman believes a strong start will be important as his team look to get back to winning ways at Yankee Stadium.
Atlanta suffered a surprise defeat last time out at DC United, going down 3-1, meaning they are two points behind Vieira’s men going into this mouthwatering encounter.
Miguel Almiron has been pulling the strings for Gerardo Martino’s South American-flavored outfit but Patrick believes it would be a grave error to focus solely on one man in red and black stripes.