▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁qui eter ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁Premier ▁League , ▁in ▁which ▁Liverpool ▁initially ▁strugg led , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁English ▁football ' s ▁two ▁best ▁emer ging ▁young ▁w ingers ▁alongside ▁Ryan ▁G ig gs ▁of ▁Manchester ▁United . ▁A ▁BBC ▁article ▁described ▁the ▁pair ▁as ▁able ▁to ▁" emb arr ass ▁def ences ▁with ▁their ▁ma zy ▁runs , ▁which ▁too ▁often ▁lack ▁the ▁finishing ▁touch ▁they ▁des erve ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 9 4 ▁season , ▁Mc Man aman ▁showed ▁fine ▁form ▁with ▁two ▁goals ▁against ▁Sw ind on ▁Town ▁and ▁some ▁ass ists ▁including ▁a ▁spect ac ular ▁run ▁and ▁assist ▁against ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur . ▁However , ▁this ▁form ▁fal tered ▁following ▁a ▁drop ▁in ▁confidence ▁after ▁an ▁incident ▁with ▁Bruce ▁Gro bb ela ar ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁Mer se ys ide ▁der by , ▁when ▁the ▁players ▁ex changed ▁blow s ▁after ▁Gro b ela ar ▁l amb asted ▁Mc Man aman ▁for ▁a ▁poor ▁clear ance ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁goal ▁being ▁conced ed ▁( an ▁incident ▁later ▁named ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁b ust - ups ▁between ▁team m ates ▁in ▁Premier ▁League ▁history ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 9 5 , ▁Mc Man aman ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁million ▁p ound ▁contract , ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁central , ▁fre er ▁role ▁by ▁new ▁manager ▁Roy ▁Evans ,