Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak was left smiling at the end of a difficult weekend by watching the club's new Major League Soccer franchise make a sparkling start to life at Yankee Stadium. The sight of Manuel Pellegrini's men crashing at Burnley on Saturday wouldn't have been easy for Al Mubarak to stomach as hopes of retaining the Barclays Premier League title receded. But he was sporting the broadest of smiles after David Villa inspired NYCFC to see off the New England Revolution and ensure a perfect beginning to their temporary stint in the Bronx. David Villa scored New York City's first home goal in MLS against New England Revolution on Sunday . Villa celebrates in front of a mammoth crowd exceeding 43,000 at Yankee Stadium in New York . The Etihad supremo, along with chief executive Ferran Soriano, did the rounds in the locker room after the match and spoke to members of Jason Kreis' squad, thanking them for their efforts. Al Mubarak told Sportsmail: 'I was really pleased how the team played. It was great to see. 'The first game is always going to be tricky. We were at home, New England had got the to the final last season but it was a great performance. Khaldoon Al Mubarak (centre) did not have a good start to the weekend, but was all smiles on Sunday night . A view of Yankee Stadium during the match, as over 43,000 spectators watched NYC's first home game . 'I was particularly pleased with the second half. The crowd were great.' Spanish superstar Villa was the hero, scoring one and making another for former Revs midfielder Patrick Mullins at the death to seal the triumph in front of a crowd which exceeded 43,000. 'It's very simple. We have a very special player named David Villa,' Mullins said. 'We make good runs and he's going to find us. If we put it away, we're going to score a lot of goals this year.' Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio (second right) is presented a shirt by Villa (centre) and Chris Wingert . NYC got off to the perfect start at Yankee Stadium with a 2-0 win over New England Revolution .
Khaldoon Al Mubarak's weekend got off to a bad start with Manchester City's loss at Burnley on Saturday night . He sported a broad smile on Sunday though, after New York City's win . New York City were playing their first ever MLS match at Yankee Stadium . David Villa opened the scoring in a 2-0 win over New England Revolution .