DC United can be an incredibly dangerous opponent. They are chock full of attacking talent, even with Paul Arriola gone for international duty, and feature solid defenders in front of a revitalized Bill Hamid.
But there has been a disturbing lack of consistency up front. In their past 13 games, DC has scored zero or one goal 10 times; they have scored three goals in every other game.
Wayne Rooney is Wayne Rooney, but Lucho Acosta has not, until recently, appeared to be the same player that caught fire when Rooney arrived on the scene last season.