5 deadliest striker duos in Manchester United history

#4 Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney

The partnership between Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney lit up the Premier League for five seasons before the Portuguese departed for the Santiago Bernabeu. By then, the two of them had formed one of the greatest striker duos in Manchester United history.

The start of the partnership began in the summer of 2004 when the Englishman joined the Manchester club from Everton. By then, Ronaldo had completed his first season with the Red Devils and had won his first silverware with the cub – the FA Cup. United fans were already drooling over the Portuguese teenager when they had another young footballer to get excited about.

Rooney was the more prolific goalscorer at the start of the partnership, but Ronaldo soon picked up the pace. The two of them pushed each other to their limits and Old Trafford watched in awe as they brushed opponents away. In the 2006/07 season, the two of them scored 23 goals each for United and the following season, they managed to hit 60 goals together, with Ronaldo scoring 42 and Rooney scoring 18! They went on to score 46 goals between them in Ronaldo’s final season before he headed to Spain.

By then, the two of them had won 3 Premier League titles, 2 League Cups, one Community Shield, one FIFA Club World Cup and one UEFA Champions League.