Bradley Wright-Phillips wins MLS Player of the Week honors for two-goal, one-assist Atlantic Cup showing

When you almost single-handedly beat your most hated rivals, it means something.

On Tuesday morning, Bradley Wright-Phillips was named MLS Player of the Week for his two-goal, one-assist performance in the New York Red Bulls’ 3-0 dismantling of rival and Eastern Conference leading D.C. United on Sunday.

With the victory, RBNY now trail United by just two points in the table with three games in hand.

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Wright-Phillips started things off by assisting Lloyd Sam on a counter attack in the 33rd minute, taking a pass from Kemar Lawrence in the center of the attacking third before slipping Sam into the box for an easy finish.

The Englishman's first goal of the night was a stunner, a smashing volley past United goalkeeper Bill Hamid to double RBNY’s lead that's up for AT&T Goal of the Week. He capped his stellar night in the 64th minute by running on to Sacha Kljestan's ball in behind before tucking the ball in the far corner.

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It wasn’t Wright-Phillips' only game of the week, as the Red Bulls came out on the losing end of a 3-2 result against the Chicago Fire on Wednesday night. The striker now has 13 goals and seven assists on the season.