Whitecaps

Jesse Marsch The alarm bells are not ringing for New York Red Bulls, not within the club anyway amid their form slump.

Whitecaps MLS leading scorer Marco Di Vaio scored twice as Montreal Impact thrashed the Houston Dynamo 5-0 at the Stade Saputo in Quebec.

Owen Coyle It may not have been pleasing on the eye, but Vancouver left satisfied to earn a second straight victory to complete the first month of the new MLS season.

San Francisco embarrassed Hankook Verdes as they bowed out of the tournament as winners, while Olimpia and Arabe Unido also triumphed.

Carl Robinson Though a deal has yet to be concluded, head coach Carl Robinson believes he will land a new right-sided defender ‘in the next day or so’.

Steven Gerrard Vancouver will be without striker Masato Kudo for Saturday’s match versus an understrength LA Galaxy side.

Carl Robinson Having dusted themselves off following a season-opening loss to Montreal, Vancouver is looking to bounce back at Sporting KC this weekend.

Jay Heaps Sunday will see a rematch of the 2014 MLS Cup final, with New England Revolution hosting reigning champions Los Angeles Galaxy.

Carl Robinson As it prepares to visit archrival Seattle Sounders this weekend, winless Vancouver is keen to start moving in the right direction.

Blas Pérez Ortega The Colorado Rapids continued their unbeaten run as some Blas Perez acrobatics inspired the Vancouver Whitecaps.