Philadelphia Union head coach Ryan Richter has hailed Cavan Sullivan as "fearless" as the youngster's star power continues to rise.Sullivan has enjoyed a rapid progression into the Union's first team, and is now establishing himself as a star in MLS.The 16-year-old, who is set to join Manchester City once he turns 18, combined with his brother, Quinn, to match MLS history on Wednesday, when they registered six goal involvements between them in a 5-0 rout of FC Cincinnati.Sullivan has scored seven goals and laid on 12 assists (including secondary assists) in all competitions for the Union.And Richter believes the teenager is showing all the attributes to be a success at the very top.Richter said: "From the time he was eight years old, he's so mature and he's so driven and he's so fearless."He's not afraid of any moment. Even when he came into the first team two years ago, he's 14 years old, and he's not afraid to give it to a guy in training who's a 10-year pro."He has a big personality, and I think that's the most impressive thing to me, in everything that's talked about with him: This kid's mentality is outrageous."Even when he was playing up two years, the athleticism, the speed, the quickness, the balance – he didn't have to make up ground in that, even when he was tiny."He's really refined his technical side, getting much better in front of goal, much better in his final pass, first touch cleaner; he's put in a lot of work with that. He's put in a lot of work in the gym; he's put a lot of additional work on the field.“During the [World Cup] break he trained like an animal. He asked to play in Union 2 games – when they played a friendly against Ivory Coast, he asked to play in this game, and he used that break to get better, and started off the second preseason flying."Played four great games that we had as friendlies, and carried that momentum into the second half of the year."Next up for the Union, who sit eighth in the Eastern Conference, is a trip to San Diego FC, who are on a two-game losing streak.Unbeaten in 9 games pic.twitter.com/bi8cLNwj3e— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) September 11, 2026PLAYERS TO WATCHSan Diego – Anders DreyerDreyer scored San Diego's first goal in their 3–2 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday. It was his 28th goal, to go along with 30 assists, since joining MLS in 2025.His 58 goal contributions since the start of last season are second behind only Lionel Messi's 80 (47 goals, 33 assists).Philadelphia Union – Bruno DamianiWhile the Sullivan brothers took the plaudits for their displays against Cincinnati, Damiani netted a hat-trick in the Union's big win.That haul took him on to six MLS goals for the season, making him the Union's second-top scorer, after Milan Iloski (12 goals).MATCH PREDICTION: DRAWThis will be the first meeting between San Diego and Philadelphia.The Union have won just one of their last 11 visits to California in all competitions dating back to 2017, a 2-1 win at San Jose in September 2019, while their last win in southern California was a 3-0 victory at Chivas USA in May 2014.San Diego's five-match home winning streak in all competitions ended with their loss to San Jose.They conceded as many goals in the loss to San Jose as they did during the five-match winning run (three).Philadelphia, meanwhile, are on a nine-game unbeaten run (W7 D2). The Union have gone unbeaten in 10 or more straight matches in a single season only once in club history, doing so in April-June last season (11 straight).OPTA WIN PROBABILITYSan Diego – 36%Draw – 24.1%Philadelphia Union – 39.9%The post Phladelphia Union hotshot Cavan Sullivan ‘not afraid of any moment’ appeared first on SoccerNews.