Trent Alexander-Arnold now faster than Kyle Walker as Man City star's pace drop-off clear

Manchester City prima Kyle Walker has agelong been 1 of the fastest players successful the Premier League but it appears that helium has present been overtaken by 1 of his rivals for his England spot

Kyle Walker has mislaid his crown arsenic the fastest subordinate successful the Premier League to a large rival.

The Manchester City and England prima has agelong been touted arsenic the speediest prima successful the top-flight of English football. Indeed, helium boasted the highest apical velocity arsenic precocious arsenic the 2022/23 season.

Walker clocked up an eye-watering 37.31 km/h during that run arsenic City claimed the Premier League title. That enactment him by acold and distant the quickest subordinate successful the league - erstwhile Nottingham Forest prima Brennan Johnson was 2nd astatine 36.70 km/h.

Unfortunately for Walker, the right-back has been dethroned during the opening weeks of the existent season. Data from Opta via the BBC suggests that the 34-year-old has been conscionable the 80th quickest subordinate successful the Premier League this term.

His caller apical velocity sits astatine conscionable 31.4 km/h truthful acold - a noticeable decline. Tottenham ’s Micky van de Ven is present the speediest subordinate successful the league with a apical velocity of 37.1 km/h.

Even much worryingly for Walker, helium has besides been overtaken by 1 of his rivals for an England spot. Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold is considerably quicker than the Man City antheral - sitting arsenic the 19th fastest subordinate successful the league this word with a apical velocity of 34.7 km/h.

Despite Walker’s drop-off, galore person remained afloat of praise for the City prima implicit the past fewer seasons. Current Real Madrid prima Kylian Mbappe was among those to person hailed his speed.

“There are besides players little explosive from a lasting commencement similar Kyle Walker astatine Manchester City,” helium told France Football. “He is similar a vessel erstwhile helium hits his velocity erstwhile helium gets into it.”

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Former Arsenal prima Ian Wright besides praised Walker for his gait successful City’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid successful 2023. Taking to societal media, helium said: “Kyle Walker is really getting quicker.”

Walker had antecedently spoken retired a fewer seasons agone and explained however helium was capable to clasp his electrical pace. He said: “I'm 32 but I'm not old, I inactive consciousness great, fit, barroom the wounded with my groin earlier the World Cup. I've kept myself successful bully shape, I look aft myself disconnected the field.

“I enactment successful the gym. I person to convey my parents and their genetics, immoderate players commencement to dilatory down. One of the sports subject lads said I deed 37.5mph, I'm not getting immoderate slower.”

Walker past claimed helium was inactive quicker than City hitman and teammate Erling Haaland. He added: “The manager doesn't similar to bash things implicit agelong areas, we some request clip to get up to speed. Erling's precise quick, immoderate strikers don't make those chances. Some strikers usage their strength. I inactive person to backmost myself.”

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