Klopas said Gutierrez’s absence from the starting lineup is “all about form.” “We have to manage the whole team and it’s a long season and players go in and out of form,” Klopas said.

Brian Gutiérrez scored on a penalty kick in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to rally the Chicago Fire to a 2-2 draw with New York City FC on Saturday.

That’s tough.” Brian Gutierrez scored both goals — the 21-year-old homegrown player’s first multigoal game in MLS — for the Fire, and winger Jonathan Bamba had two assists in his MLS debut.