DANNY RUST reports on a fledgling club struggling to meet expectations despite their star names...

NEWYork City FC joined the MLS with high expectations. With the backing of Manchester City’s billionaires and the signings of David Villa and Frank Lampard, there was good reason to believe that the newly-formed side would be Eastern Conference play-off certainties.
Instead, it’s been their rivals across the Hudson River – New York Red Bulls – that have excelled this season, with Bradley Wright-Phillips being a main reason for the Red Bulls’ impressive camp...