Elliot Anderson has covered more ground than any other player in the Premier League this season, topping a list featuring two Arsenal stars…
The Forest midfielder is attracting interest from both Manchester clubs, with United especially keen to replace the departing Casemiro.
If United need more convincing, they could look at the total distance covered stats courtesy of our friends at Gradient Sports.
Here are the top 10 players that have covered most total distance in the Premier League this season…
10) Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) – 325km
Gibbs-White’s energy is just one of the traits Manchester City were said to be prepared to pay big money for. He just needs to hope that Thomas Tuchel is as impressed.
9) Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) – 325km
Liverpool’s best player this season by a million miles has also run 17 miles further than any Reds team-mate, with Ryan Gravenberch next among Arne Slot’s most industrious.
8) Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) – 327km
Two of Bowen’s three busiest performances of the season came in March, running around 11km against Fulham and Manchester City while West Ham attempt to graft their way to safety.
7) Declan Rice (Arsenal) – 328km
Bowen cracked the 12km barrier once this season against Manchester City at the Emirates. He’ll have to chase just as hard at the Etihad after dropping from fifth in this list in March.
6) Martin Zubimendi (Arsenal) – 333km
Zubimendi chooses a slow and steadier approach to Rice, getting around in his own sweet time. Rice has done 31.7km at more than 20km/h compared to Zubimendi’s 24.8km.
5) Adrian Truffert (Bournemouth) 335km
The Bournemouth left-back has covered most distance in sprints (over 25km/h) and most at high speed (between 20-25km/h).
4) Sander Berge (Fulham) – 340km
The Fulham midfielder is getting around – but at his own pace. Berge has covered less ground with sprints or at high speed than anyone on this list while screening Marco Silva’s defence.
3) Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) – 348km
If Thomas Tuchel is looking for more reasons to pick Rogers over Jude Bellingham, the stats back up the Villa midfielder’s claim to be the more athletic of the pair, even if the difference between La Liga and the Premier League perhaps make it an unfair comparison.
2) James Garner (Everton) – 348km
The 24-year-old’s engine means he can slot into the busiest positions on the pitch – centre-midfield and full-back. We thought United made a mistake letting Garner leave so easily. They could use him now.
1) Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) – 350km
Manchester United may or may not be dazzled by Anderson’s energy but here’s another chart to knock Jason Wilcox’s socks off…
