It’s still the season’s early days, but New York City FC clearly have some work to do.

Questions continue to linger over leadership, playing style and in general, scoring. Against D.C. United on Sunday, NYCFC didn’t really answer those as a troubled start made it difficult to put their stamp on the game in a 0-0 draw at Yankee Stadium.

Through two matches, NYCFC relinquished what should’ve been a win at Orlando last week, and now have just two points as they continue to get acclimated to coach Domenec Torrent’s style-of-play.

Torrent unveiled his second formation this season, opting for the more offensive 4-2-3-1 structure to benefit Yankee Stadium’s tight dimensions. He inserted Taty Castellanos as his center forward as NYCFC continues to look for a pure forward before the MLS transfer window closes.

He said it’s become a club priority to add a forward within the next two to three weeks.

“We can play much better, I agree,” Torrent said. “But we maybe need a special player to finish the chances.”

Castellanos looked comfortable playing inside, but was largely held quiet. As was Jesus Medina, who aside from a few key passes in the first half, failed to influence the game in deeper positions. Aside from some creativity by from captain Alexander Ring and Alexandru Mitrita, uncertainty over finishing is NYCFC’s new reality, at least for now.

There was an attacking identity later in the match, but NYCFC abandoned the overload and don’t have the backbone to climb on. NYCFC lacks a star to ride with David Villa gone. It has been evident through the first two games.

Mitrita showed moments when he might be that leader NYCFC needs. Late in the second half, he tore through D.C. United’s tired backline and nearly scored twice if it wasn’t for saves by Bill Hamid, who had a few stunning blocks to keep the game scoreless.

NYCFC held 66 percent possession, which is how Torrent wants to play, but he wanted to see faster passing.

In the first 20 minutes, NYCFC was too abrupt to control the game from the get-go because of D.C. United’s pesky press.

D.C. United, who beat defending MLS Cup champions Atlanta United last week, nearly scored twice early thanks to the trio of Wayne Rooney, Luciano Acosta and Paul Arriola, but goalkeeper Sean Johnson made point-blank saves on attempts by both Acosta and Arriola.

Johnson had three saves in the match and was clearly NYCFC’s best player on the afternoon.

“You can rely on [Johnson],” Ring said about the goalie’s earlier saves. “It woke us up a little bit because our first 15 minutes were too soft. We weren’t in the game.”

NYCFC outshot D.C. United 21-7 but only six were on target. Their best look until the end of the match came in the 37th minute when Ring blasted a shot well outside the box, forcing Hamid to make a save.

When Castellanos and Medina were subbed for Ismael Tajouri-Shradi and Jonathan Lewis, NYCFC looked far more fluid moving forward. But the two each at opportunities in transition on NYCFC’s counterattack only to stumble like the others.

“The second half was a crazy game for me. It was not controlled,” Torrent said about the open play. “It was a tie game. Both teams deserved to maybe win the game. The result is fair for both teams. It’s not a good result for us because when you play at Yankee Stadium, you have to win the game.”