Nordin Amrabat Boldly Defends Sofyan Amrabat's Selection Over Casemiro After Man United's FA Cup Win

• Nordin Amrabat, the brother of Manchester United's Sofyan Amrabat, has refuted claims Casemiro faked an injury during the FA Cup final
• Amrabat starred for Manchester United as they defeated Manchester City to win the FA Cup and end the season with a trophy
• The Fiorentina loanee is expected to return to Italy in the summer but Manchester United could trigger the buy option on his deal

Brother of Manchester United midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, Nordin Amrabat, has reacted to reports claiming Brazilian midfielder Casemiro faked an injury because he was not starting the FA Cup final.

Sofyan, the younger of the two brothers, started ahead of the Real Madrid legend and excelled as the Red Devils won the FA Cup.

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The Red Devils defeated city rivals Manchester City 2-1 to win the FA Cup at Wembley on May 25, 2024.

After the match, it was disclosed that Casemiro was not fully fit for the encounter as questions arose over his unavailability.

Nordin suggested the Brazilian faked an injury because he was not starting in the final.

"Casemiro was not injured in the FA Cup Final," he said on Z Select, as quoted by Metro. "He found out that he wouldn’t start, so he thought to himself, okay I will sit in the stands then. He was fit to play."

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However, the AEK Athens player returned to refute those claims, insisting his brother started in the FA Cup final based on merit and not due to an injury to a teammate.

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"Today during an interview on television, it was suggested that my brother only played in the cup final due to an injury to another player. My response to this was pure speculation and my only motivation was to defend my brother who was on the field due to his own merit and hard work," he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

"My words have been taken out of context, there was no ill intention whatsoever and to suggest another player chose not to play is wrong. I don’t know what happened on the day, so let’s move on from this nonstory."

Amrabat, who was on loan from Fiorentina, is yet to determine his future at Manchester.

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The Fiorentina loanee produced a strong defensive display to nullify the threats of Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne as the Red Devils defeated their neighbours 2-1 to win the FA Cup.

Goals from teen stars Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo in the first half were enough for the English giants to deny Pep Guardiola and his team the double.