Adrian Heath revealed the 2020 MLS season is proving the most difficult of his coaching career as Minnesota United battle injuries ahead of the trip to Houston Dynamo.
Minnesota are third in the Western Conference but, after the coronavirus-enforced shutdown and the MLS is Back Tournament, their latest hurdle has arrived in the form of a series of fitness concerns.
The Loons were without seven players as they went down to Sporting Kansas City last week, with Ike Opara and Ozzie Alonso among the absentees.
"I think it's the most difficult year I've ever had in football," Heath said.