▁at ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁available ▁for ▁exchange ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁R onal do ' s ▁signing . ▁It ▁was ▁widely ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁media ▁that ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁res ili ence ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁respect ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁profession als ▁like ▁Ra úl , ▁Z id ane , ▁G uti , ▁I ván ▁Hel gu era ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁best ▁friends ▁at ▁the ▁club , ▁Fig o ▁and ▁R onal do , ▁who ▁back ed ▁him ▁public ly ▁on ▁several ▁occasions ▁in ▁press ▁inter views . ▁ ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁also ▁twice ▁voted ▁as ▁the ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁supp or ters ' ▁favour ite ▁player ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁media ▁covered ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁the ▁Madrid ▁l ifest yle , ▁his ▁willing ness ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁language ▁and ▁immer se ▁into ▁their ▁culture , ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁La ▁Mor ale ja , ▁and ▁noted ▁a ▁supposed ▁and rog yn ous ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁Hollywood ▁actress ▁N icole ▁Kid man , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁bol ster ed ▁his ▁ami able ▁image . ▁According ▁to ▁El ▁País , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁fans ▁sal uted ▁him ▁with ▁their ▁' white ▁hand ker ch ief s ' ▁( as ▁a ▁terra ce ▁favour ite ) ▁after ▁he ▁scored ▁a ▁long - range ▁high ▁vol ley ▁from ▁a ▁Roberto ▁Carlos ▁cross ▁against ▁Real ▁O v ied o ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Mc Man aman ▁also ▁forced ▁himself ▁to ▁rein