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#1 Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke
One of the greatest striker partnership in the Premier League era came into existence in the fabled 1998/99 season. By then, Fergie’s Fledglings had well and truly captured the imagination of football fans around the world.
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Sir Alex Ferguson had managed to turn United’s fortunes around but was still on the lookout for another striker to add to his squad. He had initially zeroed in or Patrick Kluivert, but when that deal failed to materialise, the Scottish manager was forced to opt for Dwight Yorke. Sir Alex did not initially want to pair the Trinidad and Tobago international with Andy Cole, who was the main striker at the club, but the opportunity was forced upon him in October 1998.
The two of them started together for the first time against Sunderland, and it was immediately clear that this was a match made in heaven. Their telepathic understanding and the ability to complement each other was there for everyone to see and both players found the back of the net that day. They were two players running on the same wavelength and Manchester United were destined to reap the benefits of their partnership. When Cole assisted Yorke for the first goal of the game, it was the start of something magical. Pretty soon, the Cole-Yorke partnership was the talk of the town and had United fans dreaming big.
The Red Devils ultimately went on to complete a historic treble that season and that team is widely regarded as one of the best that the Premier League has ever seen. Central to the team’s success that season were the two brilliant strikers who managed 53 goals between them in all competitions.
The pair won 4 Premier League titles, one FA Cup, one UEFA Champions League as well as one Intercontinental Cup during their time with the Red Devils and they are arguably the deadliest goalscoring duo in Manchester United history. The partnership was ultimately broken in the 2001/02 season when Andy Cole joined Blackburn Rovers.
