FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Michael Mancienne’s return from a three-month injury absence sparked change on the New England Revolution backline last weekend in Seattle, and there’ll be change once again on Saturday night at Red Bull Arena with Andrew Farrell (yellow-card accumulation) suspended for the trip.
Farrell has played every minute of the last 21 games – since returning from the eye injury that forced him to miss the season’s first four matches – so his absence is notable, and Mancienne’s return comes at a critical time with fellow center back Antonio Delamea sidelined by injury.