FC Dallas center back Zach Loyd has returned to training this week and is expected to be in the starting lineup versus the Montreal Impact on Saturday. Loyd has been out the last two weeks because of a groin injury in the Houston game. The UNC product feels good after his rehab stint and is ready to get back into usual training with the rest of the team.

“Rehab went well,” he said. “I trained last Friday to see if I was able to train with the team fully this week and everything worked out well.”

Loyd, who is the last remaining player from FC Dallas’ 2010 MLS Cup appearance, is now getting ready for Montreal as he gets ready to return to the starting lineup this week and see how training goes.

“I’m just seeing how this week goes with my training,” he said. “If everything goes fine then I will travel with the team this weekend up to Montreal.”

Loyd worked at right back on Monday due to Je-Vaughn Watson’s absence that day. Even with the play of Walker Zimmerman the last few weeks, Loyd has no idea if he will get moved out to right back.

“I just know I was taking the place of Je-Vaughn while he was dealing with some personal issues,” he said. “I think they just wanted to get a full days of training out of all of us since we had a few days off.”

Loyd and the rest of FC Dallas head to Montreal this weekend to take on the Impact this Saturday at 7 PM on TXA 21 or on MLS Live.