▁was ▁significantly ▁sh aped ▁by ▁Roy ▁Evans ' ▁departure ▁in ▁mid - Nov ember ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁as ▁Liverpool ▁would ▁be ▁comm encing ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁and ▁tact ical ▁style ▁under ▁H oul lier ▁and ▁it ▁dov etailed ▁with ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁desire ▁to ▁time ▁his ▁move ▁that ▁year , ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁sign ▁an ▁extension ▁and ▁move ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁ ▁Jam ie ▁Car rag her ▁def ended ▁Mc Man aman ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁stating ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁time : ▁" Des p ite ▁being ▁accused ▁of ▁gre ed , ▁Mac ca ▁also ▁lost ▁money ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁move . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lowest ▁ear ners ▁at ▁An field ▁( for ▁years ), ▁despite ▁being ▁the ▁top ▁player , ▁because ▁he ' d ▁refused ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁new ▁contract . ▁Fin an cially ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁big ▁risk , ▁putting ▁his ▁career ▁before ▁money . ▁I ▁respect ▁him ▁for ▁that ." ▁▁ ▁Mc Man aman ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁move ▁abroad ▁was ▁something ▁he ▁had ▁wanted ▁to ▁do ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time , ▁telling ▁the ▁magazine ▁ 9 0 ▁Min utes ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁about ▁the ▁all ure ▁of ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁and ▁Alfred o ▁Di Ste f ano , ▁Fer enc ▁P usk as ▁and ▁Madrid ' s ▁legacy , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁desire ▁to ▁test ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁Champions ▁League . ▁ ▁In ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁final ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁second