Clyne reveals Liverpool's three fastest players

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The Reds full back has heaped praise on team-mate Sadio Mane after the Senegal international was named in the 2016 Goal 50. Nathaniel Clyne has revealed that Sadio Mane is the fastest player in the Liverpool squad and believes that the Goal 50 entrant has boosted the club’s chances of winning major honours. Mane was named as the 39th best footballer in the world in the annual list on Tuesday, having developed into a world-class winger since his £37 million transfer from Southampton in the summer.

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Clyne, also signed from Southampton, is known for his own pace, but he admits that even he is unable to keep up with his team-mate in a straight race. "Me and him in a race? That would be tough and a close one," Clyne told Goal. "I have to say, he is faster, definitely when he is on the ball anyway. The top three are Sadio, then me and then Alberto [Moreno]."

Mane is the third highest ranking African in the 2016 Goal 50, and Clyne has hailed the impact that the 24-year-old has already had at Anfield. "He is quality, he always wants the ball," he explained. "You can see when he gets the ball that he is always looking forward and his first intention is to get at the defence and cause problems. You can see that he has done that.

"He has been great, he has provided assists and he has scored goals. He is on fire at the moment. There’s so much quality around the squad, you look around the dressing room at the players we have got, and we have so much ability. "We are getting goals from all over the pitch and even [James] Milner is scoring – despite playing at left back! “It is a joy to watch Phil Coutinho, Mane, [Daniel] Sturridge, [Adam] Lallana and [Roberto] Firmino. They are all playing well and it is going well."