The end of one of football's great full-back duos - where do they rank?

It's nan extremity of an era for Liverpool.

With Trent Alexander-Arnold joining Real Madrid and caller signing Milos Kerkez placing Andy Robertson's spot successful danger, 1 of nan Premier League's awesome full-back combinations is over.

Summer signing from Bayer Leverkusen Jeremie Frimpong is apt to commencement astatine right-back adjacent season, other Kerkez, pinch Robertson being heavy linked pinch a move distant from Anfield.

But Liverpool's new-look full-back pairing will person to do very good to make a fraction of nan effect Alexander-Arnold and Robertson person had.

Alexander-Arnold and Robertson played together connected 279 occasions - an mean of 35 games a play successful each competitions successful their 8 seasons together.

And each of them only played much games pinch Mohamed Salah.

Robertson joined from Hull City for £8m successful 2017-18 pinch Alexander-Arnold, an academy product, having made his debut nan play before.

They won 185 of those 279 games, losing 43 times.

The 2 full-backs played attacking roles successful erstwhile leader Jurgen Klopp's high-energy shot - and had a manus successful astir unprecedented numbers of goals.

In isolation their assistance hauls would beryllium singular but nan truth they were some doing it astatine nan aforesaid clip is moreover much amazing.

In March 2019 Alexander-Arnold told nan BBC: "We some thrive disconnected each other's performances.

"We person sewage a title betwixt ourselves this play to spot who gets much goals and assists. It's a patient competition."

Only connected 10 occasions successful Premier League history has a defender created 10 aliases much goals successful a Premier League play - and Alexander-Arnold and Robertson person each done it 3 times.

In 2019-20 they assisted 25 goals betwixt them.

They are nan apical 2 assisting Premier League defenders ever - pinch 64 for Alexander-Arnold and 60 for Robertson.

They are immoderate measurement clear, pinch Leighton Baines (53) and Graeme le Saux (44) nan only others to group up much than 40.

In each positions, only ex-Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, Reds team-mate Salah and Tottenham guardant Son Heung-min assisted much goals since nan full-backs linked up successful 2017-18.

They characteristic 2nd and 3rd connected nan database of astir chances created by Premier League defenders (since Opta started to grounds that information successful 2003-04).

Alexander-Arnold created 516 chances, pinch 446 for Robertson - some featuring successful nan apical 10 successful each positions since 2017-18.

The now-retired Baines tops that database for defenders pinch 635 chances created.

But Baines played 420 games successful nan English apical formation for Wigan and Everton complete 14 years - Robertson has played 308, including his clip astatine Hull, and Alexander-Arnold 251.

And it is not conscionable nan assists, nan brace were undroppable players successful nan astir successful Liverpool squad since nan 1980s.

As good arsenic a 66% triumph complaint together, they won 2 Premier League titles, positive nan Champions League, nan FA Cup and 2 League Cups.

There person been plentifulness of different iconic full-back partnerships - truthful we want you to show america nan champion one.

Here are a fewer you tin prime from - and if your favourites are missing show america successful nan comments astatine nan bottommost of this page.

*All stats connected games played together are from Transfermarkt

Left-back Roberto Carlos and right-back Cafu were perfectly iconic parts of nan Brazil squad successful nan 1990s and 2000s.

Bombing down each flank they won nan 2002 World Cup and nan Copa America twice.

They were nine team-mates concisely too, playing together for Palmeiras successful 1995.

Maldini, who could play astatine left-back and successful cardinal defence, and right-back Tassotti were members of 1 of football's astir memorable defences.

The brace flanked Franco Baresi and Alessandro Costacurta for nan all-conquering AC Milan broadside of nan 1980s and 1990s.

They won 3 European Cups together, 5 Serie A titles and famously had a 58-game unbeaten tally successful nan convention from May 1991 to March 1993.

In full Maldini and Tassotti played together 328 times for Milan betwixt 1985 and 1997. In nan 1993-94 play Milan only conceded 25 goals successful each competitions.

They besides played 4 times together for Italy, including astatine nan 1994 World Cup.

Republic of Ireland left-back Irwin and England right-back Neville played together connected 231 occasions for Manchester United.

They were regular team-mates betwixt 1994 and 2002, astatine which shape Irwin went to Wolves.

The brace won 5 Premier League titles together nether Sir Alex Ferguson and played successful nan 1999 Champions League last triumph complete Bayern Munich.

Attacking Brazil left-back Marcelo and battling Spain right-back Carvajal linked up to triumph 5 Champions League titles together for Real Madrid betwixt 2014 and 2022.

They played 209 times together, and besides won 3 La Liga titles, positive various different competitions.