s ▁game ▁at ▁An field ▁he ▁was ▁subject ed ▁to ▁some ▁fright ful ▁ab use , ▁accused ▁by ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁both ▁teams ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁" gre edy ▁bast ard " ... It ▁is ▁wh olly ▁dependent ▁upon ▁your ▁stand point ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁Mc Man aman ▁is ▁a ▁sport ing ▁trail - bla zer ▁enjo ying ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁a ▁free ▁market ▁or ▁the ▁very ▁person ification ▁of ▁the ▁gre ed ▁which ▁many ▁would ▁argue ▁has ▁de valu ed ▁football ▁in ▁recent ▁times ." ▁ ▁Mc Man aman ▁told ▁the ▁media ▁after ▁one ▁such ▁game ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁the ▁" bo o ▁boys ", ▁saying , ▁" That ' s ▁understand able , ▁when ▁I ▁came ▁off ▁the ▁other ▁day ▁I ▁knew ▁the ▁reaction ▁there ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be . ▁But ▁I ▁think ▁if ▁they ▁put ▁themselves ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁pred ic ament , ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁been ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁and ▁that ▁I ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁test ▁myself ▁in ▁a ▁foreign ▁country , ▁that ' s ▁understand able ." ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Mc Man aman ▁also ▁suffered ▁personal ▁tra ged y ▁when ▁his ▁mother ▁I rene , ▁passed ▁away ▁aged ▁ 5 0 ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁battle ▁against ▁cancer . ▁ ▁The ▁combination ▁of ▁these ▁factors ▁meant ▁Mc Man aman ▁suffered ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁form , ▁but , ▁Mc Man aman ▁managed ▁to ▁r ally ▁and ▁pick ▁up ▁his ▁play ▁right ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁last