s ▁ability ▁and ▁reasons ▁for ▁stay ing ▁in ▁Spain ▁considering ▁his ▁dimin ished ▁role , ▁lack ▁of ▁first - team ▁action ▁and ▁international ▁attention . ▁S ugg estions ▁that ▁Mc Man aman ▁had ▁" s old ▁out " ▁for ▁money ▁and ▁had ▁grown ▁ind ifferent ▁and ▁lack ada is ical ▁to ▁his ▁football ▁were ▁r amp ant ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Press , ▁though ▁the ▁media ▁were ▁also ▁described ▁as ▁suffering ▁from ▁" a ▁select ive ▁media ▁am nes ia ▁over ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁time ▁in ▁Spain ". ▁Non eth eless , ▁Mc Man aman ▁managed ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁a ▁second ▁La ▁Liga ▁medal ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁squad ▁that ▁won ▁the ▁Inter cont inental ▁Cup ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 ▁pre - season , ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁fellow ▁English man ▁David ▁Beck ham ▁proved ▁the ▁last ▁st raw ▁in ▁eventually ▁forcing ▁Mc Man aman ▁down ▁the ▁pe ck ing ▁order ▁at ▁Real ▁Madrid . ▁Mc Man aman ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁for ▁its ▁full ▁pre - season , ▁even ▁after ▁coach ▁Vic ente ▁del ▁Bos que ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁shock ▁s ack ing ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁after ▁having ▁won ▁the ▁club ' s ▁last ▁La ▁Liga ▁title , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁close ▁season , ▁and ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Carlos ▁Que iro z ▁as ▁new ▁coach , ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁club ▁after ▁helping ▁Beck ham ▁with ▁the ▁language ▁and ▁to ▁sett le