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 in 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 counterattack was all that separated the two teams in a tense duel which saw New York City threaten to snatch a late equalizer.

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 the Union’s South African coach Bradley Carnell, who only took over as Philadelphia coach in January. Carnell was fired by St Louis City SC midway through last season.

“It’s sweet, this has been building since match day one,” Carnell said afterwards. “These guys invested in the very beginning and they get rewarded today.

“You just have to tip your hat to everybody here at the club. It starts with the organization, and goes all the way down, everyone pulling in the same...