De Gea makes United history: he beat Van der Sar and he's going for Schmeichel
The Spanish goalkeeper was questioned at the beginning of the season, but he's back to his best now
Although the season did not start in the best way for him, David de Gea has managed to settle in and is beginning to recover his best version for Manchester United. The Spaniard received great criticism, and the English media placed him on the exit ramp of the club, but the goalkeeper has achieved a return that seemed impossible. Now, further away from questioning, De Gea is breakin records with the Red Devils' and getting into the great history of the club.
David de Gea is back to his best self under Erik ten Hag
Against Newcastle United, De Gea reached 500 appearances for the Old Trafford side, a really striking figure in today's football, and he begins to climb positions in the history of the institution. The Spaniard ranks as the second goalkeeper with the most appearances with the Red Devils, only behind Alex Stepney, who so far has surpassed him by 39 games, a mark that he will surely manage to beat.
In addition, the goalkeeper managed to keep a clean sheet against Newcastle and added one more to the account since his arrival at Old Trafford. De Gea has 170 matches in which he didn't concede a goal, and he is only behind of Stepney, with 175, and the historic Peter Schmeichel, with 180.
But this is not all. At 31 years old, De Gea already manages to impose himself at the top among the goalkeepers who wore the United shirt in the Premier League. The Spaniard is the Red Devils goalkeeper who managed to keep the most clean sheets, with 133 matches, surpassing Van der Sar's 132 and Schmeichel's 128.
%uD83D%uDCD6 Etched into our history books. #MUFC || @D_DeGea pic.twitter.com/W9sP7Lu273
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 17, 2022
Although many still debate David De Gea's merits, the Spaniard's numbers speak for themselves, and make it clear that he is one of the best goalkeepers that Manchester United had in their history. At Old Trafford they have regained confidence in the keeper of their goal, as this was made clear by Ten Hag himself after the important victory against Newcastle: "We are very comfortable with De Gea, both professionally and financially. personal. It is true that his first two games this season were perhaps not the best, but now he is in a great moment", he assured.
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