Liverpool have new 'fastest player' who is speedier than Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez
Dominik Szoboszlai has been named as Liverpool's fastest player in the Premier League so far this season as he sits third on the list of players from all 20 clubs.
The Hungarian has been a revelation since his £60m arrival in summer, breathing fresh life into a midfield that last season received so much scrutiny for its lack of energy.
On top of this he has shown glimpses of his ability to force a route to goal whether direct or via another team-mate. His two goals and two assists - most notably the thunderbolt against Leicester City in the Carabao Cup - have prompted tentative comparisons to club legend Steven Gerrard.
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But it is his willingness to put in the hard yards that sees him top the charts for a statistic midfielders do not often claim - the fastest member of the team.
This is according to Sky Sports, who published a list of the most-rapid players in the top-flight, using only one from each club, based on top speeds recorded in kilometres per hour:
Szoboszlai's top speed has been recorded at 36.76 km/h, which was taken during September's away win against Wolves. The midfielder was playing in a slightly deeper role covering for his team-mates as the hosts sought to break away through Pedro Neto, however he had other ideas and sprinted back to block off the move.
At the time Opta's statistics proved this was the third-fastest sprint in the Premier League recorded since the start of the 2020/21 season, behind only Manchester City's Kyle Walker (37.31 km/h) and Luton Town's Chiedozie Ogbene (36.93 km/h). The latter's remains the fastest in the league this
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