Patrick Vieira has shuffled his pack for the second of three back-to-back road games.
As expected, the Frenchman has opted to try to keep things fresh by making five changes to the XI which drew at FC Dallas last time out.
Miguel Camargo makes his first start of the season on the wing in place of Jack Harrison, while Sean Okoli, RJ Allen and Frederic Brillant make just their second starts of 2017.
Andrea Pirlo also comes back into the team for the first time since the 2-1 defeat to Orlando City on April 23.
Elsewhere, McNamara, who captains NYCFC in David Villa’s absence, appears to be starting in a wide berth on the opposite flank to Camargo with Maxi Moralez and Alex Ring retained in the center of midfield.