The greatest strike partnerships of all time - ranked
By 90min Staff
8. Wayne Rooney & Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
The combination of Rooney and Ronaldo looked, on paper, like a a tireless Englishman feeding an eccentric and flamboyant foreign star. It was that to an extent, but also so much more.
Rooney was electric and could match Ronaldo in his prime, which is why the pair were so good for United. They operated on the same wavelength and complimented each other's strengths and weaknesses perfectly as the Red Devils dominated the Premier League and won the 2008 Champions League.
7. Kenny Dalglish & Ian Rush (Liverpool)
Replacing Kevin Keegan looked an impossible task come 1977, but Dalglish's legacy would have you convinced otherwise.
Rush arrived three years later and the pair formed the ideal duo; Dalglish worked off a young Rush through the 80s as the experienced arm and, while his numbers began to curtail, his influence in the front two was equally as important.