The greatest strike partnerships of all time - ranked

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20. Wayne Rooney & Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United)

Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov
An unlikely duo / Alex Livesey/Getty Images

It's a duo that sounds like it shouldn't really work all that well; too similar. But after Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez left Man Utd, Berbatov and Rooney kept on scoring.

The two were on a similar wavelength, making the right run patterns, and had enough ability to pick each other out with passes. A forgotten duo amid United's dominance, but a seriously fun one.


19. Diego Tristan & Roy Makaay (Deportivo)

SOCCER-CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-DEPORTIVO DE LA CORUNA
Super Depor / JAVIER SORIANO/Getty Images

Back in the days of Super Depor, Diego Tristan and Roy Makaay ran the streets in La Liga.

The pair fired Deportivo to their first and only league title in 1999/2000, scoring goals for fun, and almost did the same again the following season before the wheels slowly fell off.