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Leroy Sane was clocked running at 22.05mph and established a new record
Manchester City winger beat previous high of 22.02 set by Jamie Vardy
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Published: 09:51 EDT, 5 October 2017 | Updated: 11:17 EDT, 5 October 2017

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Manchester City have been quick out the blocks in the Premier League this season and it's in no small part to speedster Leroy Sane.

The Germany winger is officially the fastest Premier League player since records began after being clocked at 35.48 kilometres per hour (22.05 miles per hour) during City's 1-0 win at Chelsea.

The 21-year-old, who signed from Schalke in a £37million deal last year, narrowly beat the previous best of 35.44 km/h (22.02mph) set by Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy in 2015.

Manchester City's Leroy Sane clocked the fastest-ever time recorded in the Premier League

The German winger recorded a speed of 22.05mph in last weekend's victory at Chelsea

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy previously held the record at 22.01mph

FASTEST PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYERS - 2017-18 SEASON
Player	Club	Speed (km/h)	Speed (mph)
Leroy Sane	Manchester City	35.48	22.05
Patrick van Aanholt	Crystal Palace	35.42	22.01
Antonio Rudiger	Chelsea	35.19	21.87
Kyle Walker	Manchester City	35.16	21.85
Oliver Burke	West Brom	35.13	21.83
Kiko Femenia	Watford	35.12	21.82
Laurent Koscielny	Arsenal	35.11	21.82
Jamie Vardy	Leicester City	35.09	21.80
Kurt Zouma	Chelsea	34.94	21.71
Sadio Mane	Liverpool	34.84	21.64
Courtesy of Opta

Opta has been recording how quickly Premier League players move since 2014 and Sane has now set a benchmark that will be difficult to beat.

The second-fastest speed this season was also clocked in the last round of fixtures - Crystal Palace's Patrick van Aanholt ran at 35.42 km/h (22mph) in their 4-0 defeat at Manchester United.

And Sane isn't the only speed merchant in Pep Guardiola's side - Kyle Walker recorded 35.16 km/h (21.85mph) earlier in the campaign.

Others who feature in this season's top 10 include Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger, Oliver Burke of West Brom, Kiko Femenia of Watford, Laurent Koscielny of Arsenal and Sadio Mane of Liverpool.

Patrick van Aanholt of Crystal Palace features in the all-time list on two occasions

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger was clocked running at 21.87mph this season

FASTEST PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYERS - SINCE 2014
Player	Club	Speed (km/h)	Speed (mph)	Opponent	Date
Leroy Sane	Manchester City	35.48	22.05	Chelsea	30.09.2017
Jamie Vardy	Leicester City	35.44	22.02	West Ham	15.08.2015
Patrick van Aanholt	Crystal Palace	35.42	22.01	Manchester United	30.09.2017
Anthony Martial	Manchester United	35.4	22.00	Newcastle United	12.01.2016
Moussa Sissoko	Newcastle United	35.33	21.95	Leicester City	18.10.2014
Shane Long	Southampton	35.31	21.94	Watford	13.08.2016
Carl Jenkinson	West Ham	35.31	21.94	QPR	25.04.2015
Modou Barrow	Swansea	35.28	21.92	West Ham	07.05.2016
Jeffrey Schlupp	Leicester City	35.26	21.91	Bournemouth	29.08.2015
Patrick van Aanholt	Sunderland	35.25	21.90	Chelsea	24.05.2015
Courtesy of Opta