There has been plenty of banter between fans of the New York Red Bulls and expansion side, New York City FC, but both team’s have remained relatively quiet about each other leading up to the 2015 season.

Well, that changed Tuesday afternoon.

“Right now, I just have a message for all New Yorkers: New York City FC is your team.”

Those are the words of NYCFC midfielder Mix Diskerud who addressed questions about the team’s inaugural season — and the coming Red Bulls rivalry — at a jersey release event in Times Square.

“I hate the Red Bull,” he said with a laugh.

Diskerud kept himself to playful banter. The rivalry itself, however, is no laughing matter. Major League Soccer has a major interest in the club’s success — and the derby it will create. New York City FC and the Red Bulls have consistently been attached to one another since Manchester and the Yankees ushered in Major League Soccer’s 20th franchise. That was by design, with MLS acknowledging the need to revitalize a long dormant market.

The real heat will begin when both team’s face off on the field of play.

Until then, Diskerud has no issue casting shade on his coming rival.

“I know some of the guys [at Red Bulls],” Diskerud said. “Really cool guys. And Dax [McCarty] — he is a guy I will probably hang out with a lot.

“[However] We have to create that rivalry and I think they already have something against us. It’s up to us to create that rivalry — and it already is — because we are on the right side of the river.”

Ouch.