[1][5] He made 45 appearances during the 1991–92 season and won the first silverware of his career when the Third Division title was clinched at the end of the campaign.
[1] New manager David Webb installed Manuel as captain for the 1993–94 season and moved him to left back,[1] though he gradually fell out of favour and was released in August 1994.
[3] He failed to make an appearance before joining Conference club Stevenage Borough on loan in late September 1994.
[3] Manuel transferred to Second Division strugglers Cambridge United on 28 October 1994 and signed a three-month contract.
[13] He moved on to play for Horsham, Grays Athletic, Tonbridge Angels, Bromley, Windsor & Eton, Waltham Forest and Metrogas before retiring in 2005.
[12] After his retirement from football, Manuel spent a period living in the USA, before returning to his native Hackney to run a pub.