Manchester United’s fastest player of 2020/21

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Marcus Rashford has been recorded as the fastest Manchester United player in the 2020/21 season.

The club’s official website relayed data showing Rashford clocking up four of the top five speeds recorded by players during games.

Rashford’s fastest pace came during the 0-0 draw away at Chelsea earlier this year.

He ran a speed of 22.5 miles per hour (36.26 kilometres per hour) – quicker than any player this season.

Rashford followed this up with top speeds against Leeds, both home and away, and also in the home game with Chelsea.

It is perhaps notable three of these matches ended 0-0, with Rashford working extra hard to try and make a difference in these tight games. The exception was the 6-2 home win over Leeds.

How does this compare?

The other United player in the top five speeds recorded was Mason Greenwood.

Greenwood ran 21.7 mph, just below Rashford’s four top times. This was in the home loss to Arsenal.

However, three players at United actually ran quicker than Rashford’s top speed of 22.5mph this past season, in 2019/20. These were Mason Greenwood, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Fred.

United’s website reports Wan-Bissaka clocked the top speed in a game five times this past season. Pace is a very underrated part of his game.

Anthony Elanga also recorded a top speed in one of his appearances, as did Timothy Fosu-Mensah in his only appearance.

Eric Bailly, Luke Shaw, and Brandon Williams also clocked top times.

Rashford’s top speeds came despite an injury to his ankle. One of his top paces set away at Leeds came after missing training in the week leading up to it.

He is now away with England for Euro 2020, when he really should be resting up after playing more than 70 games for club and country in the past 12 months.

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