MONTREAL –

As a lifelong Newcastle United supporter, Matty Longstaff knows a thing or two about rivalries.

Back home, the Tyne-Wear derby between Newcastle and fellow northeast English club Sunderland AFC is one of the oldest and most hotly contested in soccer, dating back to 1888.

In recent years, Longstaff was taught to hate CF Montreal while playing Toronto FC, but he’ll be lining up on the other side on Saturday.

Longstaff is expected to feature in his third game for Montreal when the team visits Toronto at BMO Field, just over two weeks since he switched clubs.

The former Newcastle player — who rose from the youth team to the Premier League — won all three of his previous appearances for Toronto in the “Canadian Classique.” For the first time, he’ll try to do it in blue.

“I know

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