▁Liverpool ▁FC ▁website ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁mid f iel der ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁Ru ud ▁G ull it ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁top ▁two ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁entire ▁Premier ▁League ▁era , ▁and ▁despite ▁Liverpool ▁fans ' ▁disappoint ment ▁over ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁how ▁Mc Man aman ▁conducted ▁his ▁departure , ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁many ▁fans ▁still ▁regard ▁Mc Man aman ▁( al ong ▁with ▁F ow ler ) ▁as ▁the ▁two ▁players ▁who ▁carried ▁Liverpool ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Sky ▁Sports ▁named ▁Mc Man aman ▁and ▁F ow ler ▁the ▁third ▁greatest ▁goals - ass ists ▁partners hip ▁in ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁era , ▁just ▁behind ▁Did ier ▁D rog ba ▁and ▁Frank ▁L amp ard , ▁Ted dy ▁Sh ering ham ▁and ▁Dar ren ▁And erton ▁and ▁just ▁ahead ▁of ▁Robert ▁P ires ▁and ▁Henry . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Premier ▁League ▁ 2 0 ▁Se asons ▁Awards , ▁Steve ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁named ▁on ▁the ▁short list ▁for ▁the ▁award ▁of ▁best ▁right ▁mid f iel der , ▁which ▁was ▁eventually ▁won ▁by ▁Crist iano ▁R onal do . ▁ ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁ ▁Early ▁success ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁after ▁ 3 6 4 ▁appearances ▁and ▁ 6 6 ▁goals ▁for ▁Liverpool , ▁Mc Man aman ▁transferred ▁to ▁Real