With four of their next five matches on the road, the Timbers did what they needed to do in a 3-1 win over Houston.

Antony scored his team-leading third and fourth goals of the season on Sunday. (Tyson Alger/I-5 Corridor)

PORTLAND — Phil Neville was in the mood to nitpick.

When he entered the Providence Park press room, the Portland Timbers manager was disappointed by the number of media members present. He also humorously took issue with a reporter wearing a hat with the Liverpool F.C. logo on it.

“That’s an insult,” said Neville, who spent 10 years playing with Liverpool’s rival, Manchester United. “Wear any cap you want, but not that cap.”

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Tyson Alger covered the Ducks for The Oregonian and The Athletic before branching out on his own to create and run The I-5 Corridor. He brings more than a decade of experience on the University of Oregon sports beat. He has covered everything from Marcus Mariota’s Heisman Trophy-winning season to the Ducks’ first year in the Big 10.