Philadelphia Union clinched Major League Soccer’s Supporters Shield on Saturday after a 1-0 victory over New York City FC saw them clinch the best record of the regular season.

Danish striker Mikael Uhre scored the game’s only goal to spark wild celebrations in front of Philadelphia’s raucous Subaru Park home crowd.

Uhre’s 40th minute strike after a sweeping counter-attack was all that separated the two teams in a tense duel which saw New York City threaten to snatch a late equaliser.

The victory means Philadelphia will enter the postseason as top seeds after assuring themselves of the league’s best record with one game to spare in the Eastern Conference.

The result also marked a stunning achievement for Union’s South African coach Bradley Carnell, who only took over as Philadelphia co

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