Orlando City President Phil Rawlins has announced his club will appeal the red card of key striker Cycle Larin.

Rawlins took to Twitter to announce his club's intention to appeal, after Larin received a controversial straight red in City's 2-0 defeat to New York Red Bulls at the weekend.

.@OrlandoCitySC after reviewing video, we will be appealing @CyleLarin red card
— philip rawlins (@OCPres) July 19, 2015

Larin has scored six goals in 13 appearances in his debut season in the MLS since being taken as the first pick of last year's MLS SuperDraft.