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It is always interesting to see who is the fastest Premier League player in a typical season.

Perhaps a few years with Sadio Mane and a younger Mohamed Salah the Reds could have boasted amongst the fastest players in the Premier League.

But Luis Diaz is well on his way to picking up that mantle piece amid his good form this season, finally creating some end product for all his pace and trickery.

Liverpool underwent a significant overhaul of their fitness and performance staff following the appointment of Arne Slot as head coach in 2024.

Two key figures from the Jurgen Klopp era, Andreas Kornmayer (head of fitness) and Andreas Schlumberger (head of recovery), both departed as part of this reshuffle.

Slot brought in Ruben Peeters, who worked closely with him at Feyenoord, as the new lead physical performance coach.

It was previously reported that Peeters would be bringing unique strategies and methods from Feyenoord.

Peeters oversaw a “DNA project” in which Feyenoord collected samples of a player’s perspiration, saliva, and urine.

The project’s goal was to gather more data on an individual level in an effort to expedite physical healing and shorten injury recovery times.

Feyenoord’s player availability reached 90% or above in each of Slot’s first two seasons thanks to this meticulous management.

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Conall Murtagh, previously a first-team fitness coach, was promoted to head of physical performance, taking a larger role in managing the squad’s conditioning.

The backroom changes also extended to the physio team, with Chris Morgan now serving as the head of performance physio, primarily focusing on matchdays, while Lee Nobes was promoted to head rehab physio.

Who are the top 20 fastest Premier League players so far this season?

Opta have released their list of the top-ranking Premier League players, with Trent Alexander-Arnold ranking 13th with a recorded top speed of 34.7 km/h.

Below is the full ranking, with Tottenham and Netherlands topping the charts with a roaring speed of 37.1 km/h.

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This showcases the high-intensity style is still present within the Liverpool squad, and also highlights that Mohamed Salah is still going strong despite the words of Saudi-Pro League sporting director Michael Emenalo .

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