{"id":292621,"date":"2023-09-27T00:35:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T00:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=292621"},"modified":"2023-09-27T00:35:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T00:35:27","slug":"sofyan-amrabats-lifelong-commitment-to-play-for-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/sofyan-amrabats-lifelong-commitment-to-play-for-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Sofyan Amrabat&apos;s lifelong commitment to play for Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sofyan Amrabat labels stunning Old Trafford debut as a &#8216;perfect night&#8217; and explains he has worked his &#8216;whole life&#8217; to play for Manchester United<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The midfielder is the first Moroccan to ever play for Manchester United<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sofyan Amrabat revealed he has worked his &#8216;whole life&#8217; to play for the club<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sofyan Amrabat has described making his Old Trafford debut as a &#8216;perfect night&#8217; after starring in Manchester United&#8217;s 3-0 League Cup win against Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old made his long-awaited first start for United on Tuesday since joining the club on a season-long loan from Fiorentina and showed his willing adaptability to help the cause.<\/p>\n<p>Amrabat is usually deployed as a combative central midfielder but against United&#8217;s London visitors was forced to deputise at left-back while Sergio Reguilon was rested.<\/p>\n<p>He is the first Moroccan to play for United and admitted after the game that he has worked his &#8216;whole life&#8217; for the opportunity to represent the club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think it was the perfect night. We played very well and most importantly won 3-0. I played for an hour so I think [it was] a perfect night,&#8217; Amrabat told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/00\/75870439-12564353-image-a-37_1695772727695.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sofyan Amrabat (right) has revealed his emotions after making his full debut for Manchester United<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/00\/75870175-12564353-image-a-29_1695772392184.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Amrabat (right) constantly helped to thwart Crystal Palace&#8217;s attackers in Tuesday&#8217;s Carabao Cup win<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Since I was a child, I worked for this. I worked very hard my whole career, my whole life for this. To play here is amazing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s Tuesday and the stadium is full, it&#8217;s fantastic. I told the manager I would play wherever he needs me, wherever the team need me, even if it&#8217;s goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ll play where I can help the team. Today it was left-back but I had a bit of a free role and I played a lot in the midfield. It was nice,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Amrabat previously worked with Ten Hag during a short spell together at Dutch side FC Twente and was a key summer target for the now-United boss.<\/p>\n<p>A back injury prevented him from being available for selection immediately after joining on transfer Deadline Day and Amrabat revealed he is still not at his best given a lack of training, but insisted he will be soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/00\/75870169-12564353-image-a-30_1695772396911.jpg\" height=\"454\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The midfielder (right) is the first-ever Moroccan to play for Manchester United<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/00\/75870171-12564353-image-a-31_1695772399456.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Amrabat insisted after United&#8217;s Carabao Cup win that he will &#8216;play&#8217; wherever the team require him to<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ll play where the team needs me, I prefer to play in midfield but if it&#8217;s left-back, it&#8217;s left-back,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m not at my best at the moment because I&#8217;ve not had a perfect pre-season and a little injury.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve trained really hard the last two or three weeks to get to 100% but I need games. If you play games you get stronger and better.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s not been the most easy time but it&#8217;s clear United is a huge club. The pressure is high but we want this. We want to win and we&#8217;ll push very hard to win and give the fans much more.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12564353\/Sofyan-Amrabat-labels-stunning-Old-Trafford-debut-perfect-night-explains-worked-life-play-Manchester-United.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sofyan Amrabat labels stunning Old Trafford debut as a &#8216;perfect night&#8217; 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