N ▁Star , ▁in ▁Singapore ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁alongside ▁comment ator ▁John ▁Dy kes ▁and ▁ex - play ers ▁such ▁as ▁fellow ▁ex - L iver pool ▁star ▁Steve ▁Mc M ah on . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Mc Man aman ▁became ▁a ▁full - time ▁media ▁p und it , ▁having ▁joined ▁Set anta ▁Sports ▁as ▁a ▁football ▁anal yst ▁and , ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁his ▁own ▁television ▁show ▁- Mac ca ' s ▁Monday ▁Night - ▁reflect ing ▁on ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁Bar cl ays ▁Premier ▁League . ▁He ▁hosted ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁Neil ▁War no ck , ▁James ▁Richard son , ▁Em manuel ▁Pet it , ▁Tim ▁Sher wood ▁and ▁Les ▁Ferdinand . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁finally ▁cancel led ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁" Foot ball ▁Mat ters ", ▁a ▁live ▁late ▁Monday - night ▁discussion ▁show ▁hosted ▁by ▁James ▁Richard son ▁and ▁Reb e cca ▁L owe . ▁Ren owned ▁for ▁his ▁direct ▁comments , ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁broadcast s ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Mc Man aman ▁found ▁himself ▁critic ised ▁in ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁press ▁and ▁by ▁former ▁Liverpool ▁fans ▁when ▁his ▁comments ▁for ▁Set anta ▁after ▁a ▁Mer se ys ide ▁der by , ▁on ▁the ▁ownership ▁issue ▁concerning ▁deb t ▁involving ▁Tom ▁H icks ▁and ▁George ▁N . ▁G ille tt , ▁Jr