▁as ▁the ▁" Dis ney fic ation ▁of ▁Real ▁Madrid " ▁upon ▁his ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁club . ▁ ▁Second ▁Champions ▁League ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁Board , ▁including ▁Flor ent ino ▁Pérez , ▁rel ented , ▁declaring ▁that ▁a ▁" man ▁like ▁that ▁would ▁always ▁have ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁my ▁club ", ▁adding ▁that ▁" Mc Man aman ▁is ▁in ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁because ▁his ▁behaviour ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁true ▁values ▁of ▁the ▁club ". ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁season , ▁former ▁Madrid ▁stri ker ▁Em ilio ▁But rag ue ño ▁also ▁added : ▁" Mc Man aman ▁is ▁a ▁gentleman , ▁an ▁excellent ▁player ▁and ▁very ▁popular ." ▁Johan ▁Cru y ff , ▁mean while , ▁described ▁Mc Man aman ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁useful ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁Gal áct icos ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁" El ▁so cio ▁del ▁todos " ▁or ▁" every one ' s ▁best ▁partner ▁on ▁the ▁pitch ". ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁partners hip ▁role ▁function ed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁" per pet ual ▁motion ▁style ▁( that ) ▁moved ▁def enders ▁out ▁of ▁position ▁and ▁allowed ▁the ▁( G al at ico ) ▁super st ars ▁to ▁fl our ish ". ▁ ▁A ▁further ▁honour ▁was ▁also ▁extended ▁on ▁the ▁pitch ▁by ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁whereas ▁part ▁of ▁Madrid ' s ▁Cent en ary ▁C ele br ations ,