David De Gea’s performance in Manchester United’s 3-0 win Leicester I saw Peter Schmeichel meet the club’s record for not conceding a goal.
De Gea’s 180th outing brought him alongside Red Devils great Schmeichel, and here, PA news agency looks at the Spaniard’s record and how it compares.
Red Devils record
De Gea kept 140 of these clean sheets in storage. premier The league is in fifth place in the history of the competition and only one behind David Seaman in fourth place. Schmeichel’s 128 ranks 11th in a table led by the former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper. Petr Cech with 202.
The Spaniard’s fight against Leicester has allowed him to hit double figures for the ninth time in 12 seasons since moving to England.
It has a total of 154 local competitions, including five in the FA Cup, eight in the League Cup and one in the 2013-14 Community Shield.
A further 26 people in Europe – 18 in the Champions League and eight in the Europa League, including four this season – hung up on Schmeichel, who tweeted his congratulations on De Gea’s “amazing success” after “hardly won” denial . of Leicester.
De Gea’s clean sheets arrived in 521 Unified overall appearance, compared to only 398 for Schmeichel. Alex Stepney is third in United history with 175 conceding goals, while Gary Bailey (161) and Edwin van der Sar (135) have been goalkeepers for a century.
season by season
De Gea’s best season came in 2017-18 under Jose Mourinho, where they did not concede a total of 22 goals, 18 in the league and 4 in the Champions League.
He also surpassed 20 in 2013-14, including 12 in the league, five in Europe, three in the League Cup and one in the Community Shield, and was just one short in 2015-16.
It hit double digits in all competitions each season – three Champions League points added to the lowest league score of seven in 2018-19.
With 15 misses out of 34 games this season, De Gea has already reached their fifth-best overall for United, just one short stop from their fourth-placed 2016-17 season.