Former Liverpool stars Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush have been named the best ever striker duo from the Home Nations by the Vauxhall’s Home Nations Show panel. Ian Wright, Kevin Gallacher and Iwan Roberts reached the verdict, picking the Reds idols ahead of other footballing legends such as Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker.

‘King Kenny’ is widely hailed as one of Scotland’s best ever players, with 30 goals in 102 caps for his nation. He also won the Ballon d’Or Silver and PFA Player of the Year awards while partnering Rush, another Anfield icon. The Welshman was a prolific hit-man in his day, with a fine return of 28 efforts in 73 outings for his country. Rush helped Liverpool to European Cup success on two occasions, while picking up the league trophy five times.

In this dream duo the Scottish ace would play just in behind the Welsh star in what would be a pairing to strike fear into the hearts of even the very best defensive combos in the history of the game. Dalglish hit a staggering 18 goals in the ‘82/’83 season as a 32 year old, while Rush netted a whopping 47 times the following campaign.

Wright said that the choice was a difficult one for him:

“As much as I’d like to put Lineker in – I learned a lot from him when I was sitting on the bench for England! – it has to be Rush and Dalglish. When I watched them, I modelled myself on them…if you’re going to pick the best two out of that lot it has to be them. Proven, fantastic!”

Vauxhall Home Nations fan communities chose nominated pair from each country:

o England: Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer

o Scotland: Kenny Dalglish and Denis Law

o Northern Ireland: David Healy and Gerry Armstrong

o Wales: Ian Rush and John Charles

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