▁on ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁all - time ▁ass ists ▁charts ▁for ▁number ▁of ▁games ▁it ▁took ▁to ▁hit ▁ 1 0 0 ▁ass ists , ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁fifth ▁young est ▁player ▁to ▁hit ▁ 1 0 0 ▁ass ists ▁in ▁Premier ▁League ▁history , ▁with ▁only ▁Th ier ry ▁Henry , ▁C esc ▁F à bre gas , ▁Ryan ▁G ig gs ▁and ▁David ▁Beck ham ▁above ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁list . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Steve ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁named ▁# 2 2 ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁Liverpool ▁website ' s ▁" 1 0 0 ▁Play ers ▁Who ▁Sho ok ▁The ▁Kop " ▁list , ▁in ▁which ▁Jam ie ▁Car rag her ▁described ▁Mc Man aman ▁as ▁" the ▁best ▁mid field ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁years " ▁running . ▁Both ▁Rob ▁Jones ▁and ▁Rob bie ▁F ow ler ▁gave ▁two ▁inter views ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁stated ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁the ▁greatest ▁player ▁they ▁ever ▁played ▁alongside , ▁with ▁F ow ler ▁saying , ▁" I ' ve ▁played ▁with ▁many , ▁many ▁great ▁players . ▁Paul ▁Gas co igne ▁was ▁fant astic ▁and ▁I ▁could ▁sit ▁here ▁all ▁day ▁and ▁talk ▁about ▁Liverpool ▁players ▁– ▁John ▁Bar nes , ▁Ian ▁R ush , ▁Jan ▁Mol by , ▁Ron nie ▁Wh el an ▁and ▁Steven ▁G err ard , ▁who ▁is ▁an ▁un bel iev able