Bruce Arena played coy about his return to the sideline after taking over as New England Revolution sporting director and head coach on May 14. Despite being handed the responsibility of remaking the Revs and hauling an MLS 1.0 organization into the MLS 3.0 era, Arena chose not to immediately take the reins of the first.

Heading into Sunday's match in L.A., Arena said he "didn't know" if was going to coach the team from the field, suggesting that he wouldn't do so if was a distraction for his players.

Maybe that was true, but it seemed unimaginable that Arena could resist the temptation to prowl the sideline of his old hunting grounds. He indeed chose to coach New England for the first time against the Galaxy. And of course the Revs won 2-1.

Welcome back, Bruce. Let's rank 'em.

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1. LAFC (11 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss)

Previous ranking: 1

Next MLS match: June 28 at Colorado, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN+

Bob Bradley and LAFC are just the worst houseguests. How rude of them to spoil the Timbers' big day at the grand reopening of Providence Park. The Timbers even gave the first-place team a gift early in the game, and LAFC repaid the gesture with one of their patented "Yep, they're really good" attacking performances.

Previous ranking: 5

Next MLS match: Saturday vs. New York Red Bulls, 7.30 p.m. ET, ESPN+

The spotlight slipped off the Union a bit during a three-game winless run, but making history as the first visiting team to win at Allianz Field not only snaps that poor streak but also serves as a reminder that Philly is a pretty good team. If any town can appreciate a collection of kids and talented, but lesser-known, stars, it's the City of Brotherly Love.

Previous ranking: 3

Next MLS match: June 22 at Portland, 11 p.m. ET, ESPN+

The Dynamo didn't play well enough to win at home against Sporting on Saturday. They didn't even really play well enough to draw. But they have Alberth Elis and even when the Honduras international hasn't been in good form, he's capable of popping up with a pretty goal to keep the club's home unbeaten record intact.

Previous ranking: 7

Next MLS match: Thursday vs. FC Cincinnati, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN+

Valentin Castellanos is a great name. It's the kind of name that evokes images of well-heeled horsemen brandishing swords made of Toledo steel while holding flowers between their teeth, in addition to 30-yard blasts that draw the visiting team level in a back-and-forth affair in Columbus.

Previous ranking: 4

Next MLS match: June 22 at FC Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

The Galaxy labored their way to a 2-1 defeat at home against New England on Sunday night. It's the kind of result that looks bad on paper and worse in reality. LA now hits a brief pause ahead of the Gold Cup, a well-timed chance to recharge the batteries and work out some of the defensive kinks in evidence against the Revs.

Previous ranking: 6

Next MLS match: June 26 vs. Orlando, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN+

The weather is turning, and United is sinking slowly into the famous D.C. swamp. There isn't actually a swamp, and "sinking" is admittedly a little harsh. That said, Saturday's disappointing home draw against San Jose drops D.C. into second behind Philadelphia and extends their winless run to five games.

Previous ranking: 15

Next MLS match: June 26 at Toronto, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN+

You can't really have a "vintage" performance when you're only in your third season as a club, but we're going to say it anyway: The vintage version of Atlanta United showed up on Saturday against Chicago. The Five Stripes are now in third and charging up the table -- do we even need to say "watch out" to the rest of the East?

Previous ranking: 8

Next MLS match: Saturday at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+

The Red Bulls broke the RSL defense an hour into Saturday's match and finished with a 4-0 win that feels like a confidence builder. It was a big win for Chris Armas against a former New York Red Bulls head coach while the man he succeeded, Jesse Marsch, watched from the stands.

Previous ranking: 2

Next MLS match: Wednesday at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+

The Sounders couldn't get out of their own way against Dallas, which means that they couldn't get out of the way of the ball without putting it in their own net. The loss in Frisco puts Seattle on a losing streak for the first time in 2019; it's bad, yes, but they've still had an unusually good start to a season.

Previous ranking: 9

Next MLS match: Saturday at San Jose, 3:30 p.m. ET

FCD ended a poor spin of six straight games without a win thanks to Seattle's largesse, but the return of Carlos Gruezo and Bryan Acosta was significant as well. The problem for Luchi Gonzalez is that both will leave for international duty before Saturday's visit to San Jose.