Manchester United suffer injury blow as Sofyan Amrabat pulls out of Morocco squad
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United's new signing Sofyan Amrabat has dropped out of the Morocco squad through injury. Amrabat joined the Reds with less than half an hour of the transfer window remaining as Erik ten Hag sort to improve his midfield options.
Initially, United had looked at now Liverpool man Ryan Gravenberch but chose to pivot to Amrabat late on. The 27-year-old was pictured for the first time at Carrington this week as he conducted his media obligations and posed for pictures with his new manager.
But, United fans may be in for a wait to see him in action. READ MORE: Marcelo Bielsa could help Manchester United unlock their Jadon Sancho replacement In a statement on the Morocco FA's website, they confirmed Amrabat had been replaced in their squad for the two international matches against Liberia and Burkina Faso by Yahya Gibran.
The statement read: "Walid Regragui [head coach of Morocco] invited Yahya Gibran, a player for the Wydad Sports Club, to join the national team as it prepares for the two matches it will play against Liberia in Agadir and Burkina Faso in Lens, France. "The national team coach, Mr.
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