The player who’s run the most so far in the Premier League is exactly who you’d expect

If you’d spoken to a Liverpool fan in the early part of the summer and the subject of James Milner cropped up, some typical phrases would be used.

“Ah, he’ll run all day for you,” “He’s got a gas tank like an Range Rover,” “You know you’ll get 110% from him every game.”

Now, as terrible a conversation as that may be, the work ethic of Liverpool’s new signing is clear for all to see with the stats on the players who have the most kilometres under their belt in the first six games this season.

Milner is far and away the leader with 74.8km (46.48 miles) to his name since August.

Newcastle’s Jack Colback finds himself in second spot with (71.8km), followed by Bournemouth’s Andrew Surman (70.8km) in third.

West Ham’s stellar start to the season has come, in part, from the industrious nature of Slaven Bilic’s side and that’s proven with the fact that three Hammers make the top 20.

It’s rather strange that nobody from either Manchester club, who are in the top two of the league table, make the list which would suggest that running is absolutely pointless.

Here’s the list in full…

1. James Milner (Liverpool): 74.8km
2. Jack Colback (Newcastle): 71.8km
3. Andrew Surman (Bournemouth): 70.8km
4. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal): 70.7km
5. Mark Noble (West Ham): 70.4km
6. Matt Ritchie (Bournemouth): 69.7km
7. Gareth Barry (Everton): 68.9km
8. Darren Fletcher (West Brom): 68.1km
9. Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa): 68km
10. Nemanja Matic (Chelsea): 67.6km
11. Etienne Capoue (Watford): 66.9km
12. Craig Dawson (West Brom): 66.4km
13. Eric Dier (Spurs): 66.3km
14. Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester): 66.2km
15. Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea): 65.7km
16. Dimitri Payet (West Ham): 65.2km
17. James McCarthy (Everton): 65km
18. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham): 64.6km
19. Ross Barkley (Everton): 64.6km
20. James McArthur (Crystal Palace): 64.6km

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