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Ryan Gauld says Vancouver Whitecaps will not treat the visit of San Jose Earthquakes as an easy game as they look to get back to winning ways in MLS.

Vancouver have lost just one of their last eight league matches but fired a blank for just the second time at home this season in a 0-0 draw with FC Dallas last time out.

They sit sixth in the Western Conference, but a win, coupled with defeats for Seattle Sounders and Colorado Rapids, could see them move up the table.

Gauld is prepared for a tough fight though, despite how it looks on paper.

We ve got to treat it like any other game, said the captain. They re at the bottom, but they ve still got a lot of good players that can hurt us if we re not at our best.

If you look at the standings, someone …