As the dog days of summer wind down and the secondary transfer window comes to a close, MInnesota United enters the second half of the 2021 season having completed 17 of their 34 league matches. It is a good opportunity to reflect how MNUFC has evolved in the wake of a successful 2020 campaign that ended just minutes shy of their first-ever MLS Cup appearance.
Although the Loons entered their first ever Western Conference Final on a club-record 10-game unbeaten streak in which they conceded just 5 goals in nearly 1,000 minutes, all while improving their goals scored per game for the 4th consecutive year, it was ultimately 3 goals in 18 minutes that ended their 2020 season that night in Seattle.