The highest top speed of the 2022/23 Premier League season has been revealed, with the 33-year-old reaching the highest speed.
Fans were left stunned after OptaJoe revealed the fastest players in the league this season.
No player has produced a faster pace than Kyle Walker, who hit a dizzying 37.31 mph this season.
The Manchester City defender is still going strong at the age of 33 as he helped his side win a third straight title.
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Nottingham Forest star Brennan Johnson hit a top speed of 36.70 km/h while Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk hit a top speed of 36.63 km/h. 37.31 - Which player has the highest top speed in the Premier League in the 2022-23 season?
37.31 km/h - Kyle Walker
36.70 km/h - Brennan Johnson
36.63 km/h - Mykhailo Mudryk
36.61 km/h - Anthony Gordon
36.53 km/h - Darwin Nuñez
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– OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 30, 2023
Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon (36.61 km/h) and Liverpool's Darwin Nunez (36.53 km/h) are in the top five.
The fact that Walker beat a group of young strikers to set the record for top speed in England's top league sent social media into a frenzy.
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One Twitter user wrote:
"Still fast at 33. Compete with these young men."
A second tweet:
"At 33...he's crazy."
The third added:
"This Mudryk hit that pace in about 12 seconds on his Anfield debut and then competed for the rest of the season."
The fourth said:
"Walker is at least 10 years older than anyone else on this list."
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Another person referring to the 2022 World Cup said:
"Mbappe got ahead of a guy at 37.31km/h. Wow."
Walker enjoyed another brilliant season but was forced to weather criticism from Pep Guardiola, who questioned whether he could fit into his squad.
The England international was later dropped from the squad despite regaining his place following Nathan Ake's injury.
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On the criticism he faced from Guardiola, he said:
“Does it hurt? Of course he did. I can't lie and say it doesn't hurt. You start to doubt yourself.
"Sometimes you don't always agree with certain views in football, but what he has done for me and for Man City over the last six years has been amazing.
“He was my boss and I was one of the captains. I have to make sure that my frustrations don't show up in the team."
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