The Mark McKenzie and Auston Trusty partnership on the back line was expected to be one of the story lines of the season after both had promising campaigns in 2018, but five weeks into the season the 20-year-old McKenzie is still waiting to register his first minutes for the Philadelphia Union.
This appears to have as much to do with how Jack Elliott is playing ahead of him as it is a sign of any loss in form for the U.S. youth international, who had a busy offseason helping to lead the U20s to a Concacaf Championship with a competition best XI performance.