Manchester United starlet Axel Tuanzebe breaks strange world record

ByLe Buzz

Updated 19/07/2018 at 10:10 GMT

What springs to mind when you hear the words ‘world record’ in sport? Usain Bolt’s 9.58 seconds over 100 metres; Neymar’s £198 million move to Paris Saint-Germain; John Isner’s 70-68 final set triumph over Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon?

Hungry Hippo fun

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Chances are, it’s not the game Hungry Hippos.

But the unavoidably-thrilling pursuit is the subject of a new Guinness world record, courtesy of an unlikely source: Manchester United youngster Axel Tuanzebe.

Tuanzebe cleared the board in just 17.36 seconds to secure his place in history.

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There's going to be some serious egos in the United dressing room next season, with Paul Pogba’s World Cup winners’ medal and Tuanzebe’s Hungry Hippos certificate.

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