U.S. men’s national team legend Landon Donovan cautioned fans to “not get carried away” following the Stars and Stripes’ dominant victory over Peru on Saturday.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men returned to action for the first time since crashing out of the World Cup in the round of 16, determined to redeem themselves after a bruising 4–1 defeat to Belgium. Even without the likes of Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun and Weston McKennie, the USMNT put on a show in Orlando, defeating Peru 4–1 in its first match of the September-October international break.