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New York Red Bulls v New York City FC is one of the fiercest rivalries in Major League Soccer, but a new documentary film shows Lloyd Sam and Kwadwo Poku putting club rivalries aside on a trip to Ghana. Ahed of the New York derby on Saturday - live on Sky Sports 5 HD from 8pm - the new short film shows New York City midfielder Poku and New York Red Bulls winger Sam taking a journey to Ghana, the west African nation both players represent on the international stage.Poku has taken MLS by storm since being picked up from North American Soccer League (NASL) side Atlanta Silverbacks in 2015. Kwadwo Poku joined MLS in 2015 The 24-year-old has scored four goals in 29 appearances, mainly coming off the bench, and has become something of a fan favourite in the Bronx for his impressive performances. He has drawn comparisons to Yaya Toure since his arrival due to a similar playing style.After a career in England with Charlton and Leeds, Sam has established himself as one of MLS most dangerous wingers. Born in Leeds but raised by Ghanaian parents, Sam made the move to the Red Bulls in 2012 after his contract at Elland Road was not renewed by then-manager Neil Warnock.Since then, the England-born Ghana international has gone on to win two MLS Supporters Shields in 2013 and 2015, and is now hoping to go one step beyond and win the elusive MLS Cup this season. Lloyd Sam left England to join New York Red Bulls in 2012 Both Poku and Sam made their debuts for the Black Stars in a friendly against Canada in October last year. The match gave the pair a good opportunity to explore even more about the country they play for.The documentary - available here in full - sheds light on both Sam and Pokus backgrounds and how the national team has bought them together, despite the rivalry between two of MLS most renowned clubs.Watch New York City v New York Red Bulls live on Sky Sports 5 HD from 8pm on Saturday. Also See: Vieiras story so far What is MLS Rivalry Week? MLS on Sky MLS video MLS fixtures MLS results Brian Urlacher Jersey . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Maury Buford Jersey . -- Arizona knocked off some quality opponents, rolled over a few overmatched ones and grinded out victories even when things didnt go so well. http://www.custombearsjersey.com/custom-roger-leclerc-jersey-large-1886t.html . 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Thats when he began to understand how severely responsibility could rest on his shoulders. With that, came intense pressure to perform.The difference [from then] is that I was a young kid, playing my debut Test against guys like Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden. It was quite intimidating, Duminy said on the eve of South Africas first tour game under lights in Australia. Now I am more established than I was then. I am coming into a Test series with a little bit more confidence and a little more stability in my role in the team and how I play Test cricket.To say Duminy has under-performed in the eight years since his debut is neither cruel nor critical. The numbers back it up.To date, he has played only 36 Tests, added only three more centuries, and has an average of 32.44. He spent a period out of the side with injury - sustained when he returned to Australia in 2012 - but was also dropped twice. The current sentiment in South Africa is that he is a placeholder until someone more capable comes along.Australia could be the place for Duminy to prove he can fulfill the potential he once showed. In the absence of AB de Villiers, South Africa need senior batsmen to step up. In the context of Duminys own career, he needs to step up. He has gone 11 matches without a century since the Galle Test in July 2014, when he got an unbeaten 100 at No. 8.Though his opportunities are sometimes limited by a heavyweight top-order, he also went 11 innings in 2015 without passing 35 and was dumped for the Newlands Test against England last summer.Duminys response was to score a double-hundred in a franchise match and force a return, but it was only when he struck an unbeaten 88 against New Zealand in South Africas last Test that he was reconsidered. Faf du Plessis, South Africas stand-in captain because AB de Villiers is injureed, went as far as to say that Duminys best was yet to come.dddddddddddd Some remain skeptical because Duminy has often threatened without following through, and with an in-form Rilee Rossouw in the squad, an immediate replacement is available if Duminy bombs.Thats why, for Duminy, the lead-up to this series is more important than most and he said he could not have asked for better. Its the best preparation weve had on any tour, to be honest. I cant recall this amount of time before a Test match on any tour, he said. Weve got 10 to 14 days of training leading up to the first Test. South Africa arrived in Adelaide on Tuesday, 16 days before they take on Australia in Perth. They have two practice matches before the first Test - including a day-night game - and one between the second and third Tests. Their preparation is focused on the pink ball and playing under lights because this trip will be their first encounter with day-night Test cricket. Duminy said they will need some time to adapt to that difference in colour and in light, which will take a few training sessions.The concerns for South African fans may be that with all the emphasis on Test cricket under lights, the team could forget that the first two matches will be played in normal conditions and if they dont compete in those, the outcome of the day-night game could be redundant. Duminy allayed such fears, stressing South Africa were using the ample time they had to do as much as they can to win a third successive series in Australia.We are concentrating on staying in our bubble, he said. We are coming into this series with a bit of confidence on the back of our one-day series but we understand that its a clean slate. This is Test cricket. We are not looking at what the expectations are. We are looking to concentrate on our preparations. There might be a lot of banter being thrown around in the media but thats not something we want to focus on. ' ' '