Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon is the 'quickest thing' that England under-21 team-mate Charlie Cresswell has ever seen.
Gordon clocked up a speed of 36.61km/hr at one point last season and that rapid pace was one of a number of attributes that first caught the eye of longtime admirer Eddie Howe, who signed the Scouser from Everton back in January. Gordon has taken time to settle in at Newcastle, having admitted that it has been 'hard mentally and physically', but the 22-year-old offered a glimpse of what is to come with a goal against Chelsea on the final day.
It was after that 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge that Gordon vowed that he would be 'physically on it like never before' this summer after taking time to get up to speed with Howe's intense demands. Those were not empty words.
