NorthEast United FC clash against ISL first-timers Mohammedan SC

Reigning Durand Cup champions NorthEast United FC will start their Indian Super League campaign by playing against the newly-promoted Mohammedan SC at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan here on Monday.

Mohammedan SC won the I-League 2023-24 campaign to earn their place in the ISL, whereas the Highlanders had finished the previous season in the top-tier at the seventh spot.

"We want to absorb the ISL experience," Mohammedan SC head coach Andrey Chernyshov is not putting huge expectations on his players right now.