▁Mc Man aman ▁were ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁sex ▁sc andal ▁that ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁following ▁a ▁failed ▁attempt ▁by ▁the ▁pair ▁to ▁gain ▁an ▁inj unction ▁to ▁prevent ▁publication , ▁cost ing ▁them ▁£ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁making ▁the ▁case ▁look ▁like ▁an ▁invari able ▁ad mission ▁of ▁gu ilt . ▁The ▁court ▁case ▁came ▁fast ▁on ▁the ▁he els ▁of ▁football ' s ▁" ro ast ing " ▁and ▁ra pe ▁alleg ations ▁at ▁Ch else a ▁earlier ▁that ▁year ▁and ▁served ▁only ▁to ▁ex ac erb ate ▁their ▁situations ▁and ▁affected ▁their ▁re put ations ▁off ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁pitch ▁at ▁the ▁club , ▁while ▁an ▁incident ▁involving ▁F ow ler ▁and ▁Mc Man aman ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁players ▁deliber ately ▁missing ▁the ▁team ▁bus ▁at ▁Le ic ester ▁also ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁down ▁well ▁with ▁the ▁fans , ▁manager ▁and ▁media . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁Metro St ars , ▁who ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁club ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁him . ▁However ▁they ▁eventually ▁decided ▁to ▁rel in qu ish ▁their ▁bid ▁stating ▁that ▁" ML S ▁clubs ▁were ▁keen ▁to ▁lose ▁the ▁reputation ▁that ▁top ▁stars ▁only ▁arrive ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁America ▁for ▁a ▁final ▁sw ans ong ▁in ▁their ▁care ers ". ▁Mc Man aman ▁played ▁for ▁City ▁for ▁only ▁two ▁seasons ▁and ▁following ▁Kevin ▁Ke eg an ' s ▁res ignation ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0