 Berger and his family settled in Southport , Merseyside , where they resided near retired players Kenny Dalglish and Alan Hansen . Debuting as a substitute in a 2 – 1 home win against Southampton on 7 September 1996 , Berger performed well in his first month with the club , endearing him to supporters and earning praise from colleagues . In his second match , he replaced Stan Collymore as half time substitute , going on to score two goals in a 3 – 0 win against Leicester City . A second double was registered against Chelsea in the latter 's 5 – 1 defeat at Anfield , which he followed with a fifth goal in four games in a Cup Winners ' Cup match against <unk> . The series of displays were recognised in October 1996 with the FA 's Player of the Month award for September . 
