Manchester City star Leroy Sane is the fastest Premier League player since records began after incredible 22.05mph burst against Chelsea
- Leroy Sane was clocked running at 22.05mph and established a new record
- Manchester City winger beat previous high of 22.02 set by Jamie Vardy
- German winger Sane has been important in City's excellent start to the season
Manchester City have been quick out the blocks in the Premier League this season and it's in no small part to speedster Leroy Sane.
The Germany winger is officially the fastest Premier League player since records began after being clocked at 35.48 kilometres per hour (22.05 miles per hour) during City's 1-0 win at Chelsea.
The 21-year-old, who signed from Schalke in a £37million deal last year, narrowly beat the previous best of 35.44 km/h (22.02mph) set by Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy in 2015.
Manchester City's Leroy Sane clocked the fastest-ever time recorded in the Premier League
The German winger recorded a speed of 22.05mph in last weekend's victory at Chelsea
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy previously held the record at 22.01mph
Player | Club | Speed (km/h) | Speed (mph) |
---|---|---|---|
Leroy Sane | Manchester City | 35.48 | 22.05 |
Patrick van Aanholt | Crystal Palace | 35.42 | 22.01 |
Antonio Rudiger | Chelsea | 35.19 | 21.87 |
Kyle Walker | Manchester City | 35.16 | 21.85 |
Oliver Burke | West Brom | 35.13 | 21.83 |
Kiko Femenia | Watford | 35.12 | 21.82 |
Laurent Koscielny | Arsenal | 35.11 | 21.82 |
Jamie Vardy | Leicester City | 35.09 | 21.80 |
Kurt Zouma | Chelsea | 34.94 | 21.71 |
Sadio Mane | Liverpool | 34.84 | 21.64 |
Courtesy of Opta |
Opta has been recording how quickly Premier League players move since 2014 and Sane has now set a benchmark that will be difficult to beat.
The second-fastest speed this season was also clocked in the last round of fixtures - Crystal Palace's Patrick van Aanholt ran at 35.42 km/h (22mph) in their 4-0 defeat at Manchester United.
And Sane isn't the only speed merchant in Pep Guardiola's side - Kyle Walker recorded 35.16 km/h (21.85mph) earlier in the campaign.
Others who feature in this season's top 10 include Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger, Oliver Burke of West Brom, Kiko Femenia of Watford, Laurent Koscielny of Arsenal and Sadio Mane of Liverpool.
Patrick van Aanholt of Crystal Palace features in the all-time list on two occasions
Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger was clocked running at 21.87mph this season
Player | Club | Speed (km/h) | Speed (mph) | Opponent | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leroy Sane | Manchester City | 35.48 | 22.05 | Chelsea | 30.09.2017 |
Jamie Vardy | Leicester City | 35.44 | 22.02 | West Ham | 15.08.2015 |
Patrick van Aanholt | Crystal Palace | 35.42 | 22.01 | Manchester United | 30.09.2017 |
Anthony Martial | Manchester United | 35.4 | 22.00 | Newcastle United | 12.01.2016 |
Moussa Sissoko | Newcastle United | 35.33 | 21.95 | Leicester City | 18.10.2014 |
Shane Long | Southampton | 35.31 | 21.94 | Watford | 13.08.2016 |
Carl Jenkinson | West Ham | 35.31 | 21.94 | QPR | 25.04.2015 |
Modou Barrow | Swansea | 35.28 | 21.92 | West Ham | 07.05.2016 |
Jeffrey Schlupp | Leicester City | 35.26 | 21.91 | Bournemouth | 29.08.2015 |
Patrick van Aanholt | Sunderland | 35.25 | 21.90 | Chelsea | 24.05.2015 |
Courtesy of Opta |
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