FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – It was only four months ago that the New England Revolution and D.C. United met in the Knockout Round of the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, but from the Revolution’s perspective, it might as well have been four decades ago.

That is to say that the Revs won’t be out for revenge on Saturday afternoon when they host D.C. in their 2016 home opener at Gillette Stadium (3 p.m.). They won’t be thinking about United’s come-from-behind victory in that playoff match, and they most definitely won’t be hung up on what could’ve been.

Instead, the Revs will be focused on the here and now; nothing else.

“I don’t think that really plays a part in this game,” said Teal Bunbury, a second-half substitute in the Oct. 28 postseason meeting at RFK Stadium. “It’s our second game of the season, we’re playing at home, and we know what we have to do. We want to go out there and get three points.”

The Revs face a tough task against a somewhat-revamped DCU side that featured five newcomers in last weekend’s opener against the LA Galaxy. Before succumbing to Mike Magee’s second-half surge, United took a lead into halftime of that match courtesy of Lamar Neagle’s early strike.

“I thought they played a very good half and almost three quarters of a game against LA, were up 1-0, and it took Mike Magee changing the game in the second half,” said Revs head coach Jay Heaps. “To be honest with you, D.C.’s a tough opponent and always has been for us.”

For Heaps and the Revolution, last weekend’s DCU-Galaxy meeting is far more relevant than the DCU-Revs playoff matchup from four months ago. That’s where their film sessions will focus because that’s the team they’ll be facing on Saturday afternoon.

“We respect D.C.,” Bunbury said. “For us, it’s about going out and getting a win, and playing for our fans.”