CRISTIANO RONALDO clocked the highest speed of any player in Manchester United’s thrilling win at West Ham.
The 36-year-old is showing no signs of slowing down despite his age.
And he racked up a staggering top speed of 20.2mph at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Incredibly, that was the same pace he reached during his Old Trafford comeback against Newcastle the previous weekend.
And that ability to show a fresh pair of heels helps explain why FIFA 22 have given the five-time Ballon d’Or winner 85 acceleration and 88 sprint speed in the upcoming game.
Ronaldo’s effort against the Hammers – which equates to 32.5km/h – just beat team-mates Aaron Wan-Bissaka (20.1mph) and Luke Shaw (19.8mph), while Jarrod Bowen managed 10.4mph for the hosts.
Wan-Bissaka and Bowen had the most sprints for their sides with 16 and 21 respectively.
But it was Bruno Fernandes and Tomas Soucek who ran the furthest at 6.99 and 7.07 miles.
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Ronaldo did 5.74 miles and 14 sprints – as well as crucially grabbing the equaliser in East London before Jesse Lingard’s dramatic winner.
His initial effort was parried by Lukasz Fabianski but he turned in the rebound for his fourth goal in three matches since returning to United.
That means he equalled the tallies of both Angel Di Maria and Alexis Sanchez who flopped in the No7 shirt at Old Trafford.
And in scoring at the London Stadium, Ronaldo surpassed Zlatan Ibrahimovic in another record with that his 66th ground he has found the net at since 2003-04.
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Clearly loving being back in England, Ronaldo posted on Instagram: “Every game in the Premier League is always an amazing fight for the three points.
“Today we got to see a glimpse of all the obstacles that we will find on our way, but we have to keep our mind set on our goals.
“Together! Strong! Focused! Let’s go, Devils!”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
