Forget about that sending off against Chicago this summer. Yangel Herrera can do no wrong.
The rough-and-tumble NYCFC midfielder, currently on loan from Manchester City, has officially clocked in at the sixth spot on Major League Soccer’s annual honor roll for young players, the “24 Under 24” list.
He joins two New York City teammates each making their second straight appearance in the rankings, Ronald Matarrita (#16) and Jack Harrison (#3).
The 19 year old Herrera, who missed significant time earlier this year due to a brilliant run as Venezuela’s captain at the U20 World Cup, has fit right into things in the Five Boroughs, notching a goal and an assist in his first MLS start, a 3-2 victory over Columbus at the end of April.