‘Insanely fast’ Darwin Nunez breaks Premier League speed record at nearly 24mph
Darwin Nunez is finally starting to look like the man Liverpool splashed a potential £85m on in the summer.
The Uruguayan's superbly-angled header was the difference maker for Jurgen Klopp's side against West Ham on Wednesday night as they closed the gap on the top four to just four points.
Nunez has made a relatively slow start to life at Anfield, but he was anything but slow last night after being clocked running at 23.61mph – surpassing the previous Premier League record of 23.48mph set by Manchester City defender Kyle Walker in June 2020.
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For context, Usain Bolt's world record sprint speed is 27.78mph, meaning that, when running at full-pelt, Nunez boasts near Olympic-level pace.
Reacting to the news on social media, a number of Liverpool fans insisted his lightning speed hadn't gone unnoticed.
"He really is insanely fast. Never seen a player like him. He caused Van Dijk and Konate mayhem last year and they're the biggest, fastest defenders around," one fan tweeted.
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"He's faster than Haaland," wrote another, while a third commented: "Football Twitter needs to start taking him more seriously."
His goal against the Hammers was Nunez's third in four matches and while there are still plenty of kinks in his game to iron out, Reds fans will hope his form over the past couple of weeks suggests the tide is turning for him.
As one fan put it on Twitter: "He's a big ball of chaos him none of the defenders know what he’s gonna do, he creates so many chances for himself."
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