ro ▁for ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁case , ▁Mc Man aman ▁said ▁he ▁never ▁heard ▁from ▁or ▁met ▁Erik sson ▁again . ▁Z id ane ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁state ▁England ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁mistake ▁and ▁described ▁Mc Man aman ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁quality ▁players ▁he ▁ever ▁played ▁with . ▁Support ▁for ▁Mc Man aman ▁also ▁came ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁media , ▁after ▁Sky ▁Sports ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁based ▁on ▁OP TA ▁statistics , ▁reve aling ▁that ▁despite ▁a ▁poor ▁goals cor ing ▁record , ▁Mc Man aman ▁had , ▁in ▁fact , ▁an ▁ 8 8 % ▁d rib bling ▁completion ▁rate ▁( h aving ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁run ▁every ▁ 1 7 ▁minutes ), ▁and ▁an ▁ 8 4 % ▁pass ▁completion ▁rate , ▁all ▁three ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁higher ▁by ▁over ▁ 1 5 % ▁than ▁any ▁English ▁mid field ▁Prem iers hip ▁player ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Crit ics ' ▁and ▁fans ' ▁analysis ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁once ▁described ▁as ▁" Eng land ' s ▁forgotten ▁man " ▁but ▁was ▁also ▁accused ▁of ▁being ▁a path etic ▁and ▁having ▁a ▁laid back ▁attitude ▁and ▁having ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁trou blem aker , ▁which ▁began ▁after ▁an ▁incident ▁before ▁Euro ▁ 9 6 , ▁where ▁along ▁with ▁Ted dy ▁Sh ering ham ▁and ▁Gas co igne , ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁photograph ed ▁drink ing ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁accused ▁of