▁a ▁free ▁under ▁a ▁new ▁rule ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁you ▁have ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁that ▁sometimes . ▁I ▁would ▁have ▁tried ▁hard ▁to ▁sign ▁him ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁leave , ▁that ' s ▁why ▁I ▁was ▁fair ▁to ▁him . ▁I ▁wasn ' t ▁going ▁to ▁pre jud ice ▁the ▁matter ▁by ▁not ▁playing ▁him ; ▁he ▁played ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁I ▁asked ▁the ▁fans ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁a ▁great ▁send ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁against ▁W im ble don ." ▁Mc Man aman ▁himself ▁also ▁cred ited ▁H oul lier ▁for ▁his ▁kind ness ▁during ▁what ▁ultimately ▁was ▁a ▁difficult ▁period , ▁adding : ▁"... it ▁was ▁a ▁difficult ▁situation ▁for ▁the ▁pair ▁of ▁us , ▁so ▁I ' ve ▁got ▁nothing ▁but ▁respect ▁for ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁acted ." ▁ ▁The ▁Guardian ▁newspaper ▁reported ▁on ▁how ▁divided ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁fans ▁were ▁about ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁departure : ▁" At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 7 ▁Mc Man aman ▁is ▁art ic ulate ▁enough ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁his ▁public ' s ▁el ders , ▁pretty ▁enough ▁to ▁dis rupt ▁the ▁thought ▁patterns ▁of ▁the ▁girls ▁and ▁good ▁enough ▁at ▁his ▁job ▁to ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁role ▁model ▁for ▁the ▁l ads ... on ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁it ▁his ▁crime ▁is ▁simply ▁to ▁be ▁young , ▁successful , ▁in ▁demand ▁and ▁wise ▁enough ▁to ▁have ▁surrounded ▁himself ▁with ▁advis ers ▁who ▁fully ▁appreciate ▁his ▁true ▁value . ▁Before ▁and ▁during ▁Saturday '