nes ▁suffered ▁a ▁career ▁threaten ing ▁Ach illes ▁T end on ▁injury . ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁deployed ▁as ▁a ▁left ▁or ▁right ▁s ided ▁forward , ▁backing ▁the ▁club ' s ▁new ▁signing ▁Dean ▁Sau nd ers ▁– ▁a ▁move ▁Sau nd ers ▁rel uct antly ▁accepted ▁at ▁first , ▁having ▁real ised ▁that ▁S oun ess ▁" had ▁[ no ▁choice ▁but ] ▁to ▁bring ▁k ids ▁like ▁Mc Man aman ▁into ▁the ▁team ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁properly ▁ready ." ▁Sau nd ers ▁began ▁to ▁change ▁his ▁mind ▁as ▁the ▁season ▁progress ed ▁– ▁following ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁attack ing ▁partners hip ▁with ▁him ▁– ▁with ▁Mc Man aman ▁man aging ▁to ▁create ▁and ▁score ▁several ▁goals ▁across ▁the ▁league ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁side ' s ▁run ▁to ▁the ▁Qu arter - Final s ▁of ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Cup , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup , ▁eventually ▁collect ing ▁a ▁FA ▁Cup ▁winner ' s ▁medal . ▁In ▁that ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁FA ▁Cup ▁Final ▁where ▁Liverpool ▁triumph ed ▁ 2 – 0 ▁against ▁S under land , ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁the ▁man ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁having ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁winner ▁for ▁Michael ▁Thomas ▁despite ▁being ▁the ▁young est ▁player ▁on ▁the ▁pitch . ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁performances ▁saw ▁him ▁described ▁by ▁Ian ▁R ush ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁prom ising ▁young ▁player ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Success ▁and ▁fame ▁Although ▁Mc Man aman ▁had