9 5 – 9 6 , ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁goal ▁ass ists ▁chart ▁with ▁ 2 5 ▁ass ists ▁over ▁the ▁season , ▁including ▁ass ists ▁and ▁top ▁ratings ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁New castle ▁voted ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ▁in ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁ 1 0 ▁Se asons ▁Awards . ▁By ▁now , ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁ranked ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁mid field ers ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁had ▁developed ▁a ▁strong ▁reputation ▁on ▁the ▁European ▁stage ▁following ▁UEFA ▁Euro ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁ear ning ▁pra ise ▁from ▁many ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁including ▁Kevin ▁Ke eg an , ▁who ▁said ▁" there ▁are ▁few ▁fin er ▁s ights ▁in ▁world ▁football ▁than ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁Steve ▁Mc Man aman ▁running ▁down ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁pitch ". ▁ ▁Mc Man aman ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁vers at ility ▁in ▁his ▁free ▁role , ▁switching ▁from ▁right ▁to ▁left ▁wings , ▁and ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁central ▁mid field , ▁behind ▁the ▁front ▁pair , ▁or ▁as ▁a ▁forward , ▁with ▁many ▁notable ▁man agers ▁including ▁then ▁Ajax ▁coach ▁Louis ▁van ▁Ga al , ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁role ▁few ▁could ▁pull ▁off ▁the ▁way ▁Mc Man aman ▁had . ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁cred ited ▁for ▁making ▁the ▁free ▁role ▁that ▁manager ▁Evans ▁gave ▁him ▁work , ▁with ▁the ▁result ▁being ▁that ▁Liverpool ▁were ▁playing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁a est het ically ▁ple asing ▁attack