German soccer legend Thomas Muller will step onto the field as a Vancouver Whitecap for the first time this weekend.

Whitecaps head coach Jesper Sorensen confirmed after training on Friday that the team’s latest acquisition will be on the roster when Vancouver hosts the Houston Dynamo on Sunday.

“He will be in the squad and he will be on the pitch. For how long, we’re going to find out,” Soresen said. “Everyone’s excited, everyone wants to go. But we also have to be aware that we have to do the right thing.”

Muller, 35, trained with the ‘Caps (13-6-6) for the first time on Friday, more than a week after signing with the Major League Soccer club.

Rain poured down throughout the session, giving him a true taste of Vancouver.

“There’s a good energy in the team. You can feel it on the pit

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