▁from ▁the ▁press , ▁fans ▁and ▁team m ates , ▁including ▁Z ined ine ▁Z id ane . ▁ ▁England ▁U 2 1 ▁Mc Man aman ▁made ▁history ▁by ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁without ▁first - team ▁experience ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁England ▁under - 2 1 ▁team , ▁being ▁handed ▁a ▁debut ▁call - up ▁by ▁Law rie ▁Mc Men emy ▁against ▁Wales ▁at ▁T ran m ere ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁two ▁months ▁before ▁he ▁deb uted ▁for ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁first - team . ▁Mc Men emy ▁commented ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁seen ▁" more ▁fat ▁on ▁a ▁chip " ▁about ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁skin ny ▁phys ique . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Mc Man aman ▁capt ained ▁the ▁under - 2 1 ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁against ▁San ▁Mar ino ▁and ▁scored ▁the ▁last ▁goal ▁in ▁a ▁convin cing ▁ 6 – 0 ▁win . ▁ ▁Terry ▁Ven ables ▁and ▁Euro ▁ 9 6 ▁Terry ▁Ven ables ▁gave ▁Mc Man aman ▁his ▁full ▁debut ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁in ▁an ▁international ▁friendly ▁with ▁Niger ia ▁at ▁W emble y , ▁Mc Man aman ▁coming ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁replacement ▁for ▁New castle ▁United ' s ▁Robert ▁Lee . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁struggling ▁to ▁repeat ▁his ▁fine ▁club ▁form ▁with ▁his ▁country , ▁drawing ▁compar isons ▁to ▁his ▁ment or ▁at ▁Liverpool , ▁John ▁Bar nes