The New York derby is just one season old but has already become a firm fixture on the Major League Soccer calendar.

Ahead of its fourth installment this weekend - with the New York Red Bulls 3-0 up in the series - rivals New York City FC go into the match at Yankee Stadium as clear favourites.

All eyes in North America soccer will be on the game and, with the league's growing international pull, it is hoped that in the not-too-distant future that all the eyes of the world will be on the match, too.

That day is some way off but the potential is clearly there, not least because MLS runs through the summer when the major domestic leagues are on their breaks.

And this is precisely the reason why MLS Commissioner Don Garber gave New York City the league's 20th franchise.

The New York City area has been abuzz with anticipation ahead of Saturday's match - as has the ever-important world of social media - and now it is down to the players themselves to justify the hype.

"It's an exciting time - if we were on a five-match unbeaten or losing streak it wouldn't really matter as people are really excited for the match," Ben Glidden, director of marketing for the Third Rail, the largest NYCFC supporters' group, told The Telegraph.