THE Premier League’s golden oldies proved age is just a number after topping the charts for two remarkable stats.
In a cardio-heavy sport such as football, workhorses and speed demons may typically be assumed to be on the younger side.
However, veteran campaigners James Milner and Kyle Walker put paid to such thoughts after their chart-topping exploits were revealed.
Milner, 37, topped the Premier League for distance covered per 90mins with 11.2km (minimum 900 minutes played).
This figure was matched by 22-year-old Leeds winger Brenden Aaronson.
But the rest of the top five was comprised entirely of players over the age of 28, with fourth and fifth-place stars Christian Eriksen and Roberto Firmino both 31 years old.
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Reacting to the table, one shocked fan said: “Wow, that is massively impressive from Milner, really ageless. Milner is an optimal squad player from every perspective.”
A second fan joked: “Man Utd should be sanctioned for making Eriksen run 11km 😭😭.”
“I can’t believe it! ERIKSEN??” remarked a third.
While a fourth commented: “Workhorse 🐎.”
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It should be noted, however, that Milner and Firmino both completed fewer 90 minutes than their counterparts, with 10.1 and 13.5 sets of 90 completed over the season.
Meanwhile, Ryan Christie completed 20.4, Eriksen 22.8 and Aaronson 26.4.
The speed charts show Manchester City star Walker still has his trademark electric pace.
However, upon seeing who he is accompanied by, Walker will know he can still rock it with the younger generation – given he is at least TEN years older than the stars who joined him in the top five.
Walker, 33, topped the charts with a top speed of 37.31km/h (23.2mph) – though he still has some way to go to catch Usain Bolt’s top speed of 44.72km/h (27.8mph).
His rivals from second down to fourth are all aged 22, but none could break the 37km/h mark.
Brennan Johnson earned a silver while Mykhailo Mudryk edged out Anthony Gordon for a spot on the podium.
Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez, 23, took up fifth spot with a top speed of 36.53km/h.
Fans were very impressed with Walker’s exploits here too.
One fan commented: “Still fast at 33 😢 competing with these young lads 😭.”
A second remarked: “Daaaaammmmmmnnnnnnnn, Kyle… what do you have for breakfast? Jet fuel ⛽️?”
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A third typed: “Mudryk up in this. Chelsea signed the flash.”
While a third simply said: “At 33… that’s crazy man.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
