Asking and requesting something of someone is still not manifesting... Manifesting is a belief state, based in law of assumption / law of attraction, meaning believing we already HAVE it, to switch into that parallel reality. It would require no action in real life. No asking, no hopeing, no worrying.
Sorry, but as someone living by LOA, the overuse of the term is really frustrating at this point. The LOA is such a wonderful concept that does not deserve being dragged into something it is not (mostly by influencers who have never once looked up that term and are now spreading false and sometimes even emotionally dangerous misinfrmation), just like any other belief system or religion does not deserve it.
I am fully aware that there is no malice intend behind it, but for me misusing the term is like jokingly saying someone prays to hindi gods or allah when not hindi or muslim.