If he starts against Leeds United on Sunday in the Premier League, Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea might go down in Premier League history.
The former Atletico Madrid midfielder is on pace to reach 400 Premier League appearances for one club, becoming him the first non-British player and goalie to do so. The Spanish player, who joined Old Trafford as a 19-year-old in 2011 at the end of Sir Alex Ferguson's reign, will be entirely focused on accumulating as many points as possible for the squad, but his presence will solidify his place among the top players with outstanding longevity.
Many non-British players, but with various clubs, have accomplished this feat in the past.That list includes Mark Schwarzer (514), Sylvain Distin (469), Brad Friedel (450), Shay Given (450), John O'Shea (445), Petr Cech (443), Jussi Jaaskelainen (436), and Richard Dunne (431).
Ashley Young (410), Nicky Butt (411), Andy Cole (414) and Teddy Sheringham (418), O'Shea (445), Michael Carrick (481), Wayne Rooney (491), Paul Scholes (499), Rio Ferdinand (504), Phil Neville (505) and Ryan Giggs (632) are the eleven former Manchester United players amongst the top 40 Premier League appearance table.
Peter Schmeichel's all-time Manchester United clean sheet record is another target for David De Gea. To match Peter Schmeichel's illustrious Red Devils record of 180 clean sheets, the Spanish goalkeeper needs to record two more clean sheets.
The Red Devils' opponents must hope David De Gea isn't in the mood when they play them because if he is, they will need to defeat him before they can defeat Manchester United.
He holds the record for the most saves made in a Premier League game and single-handedly led the side to a top-four finish under Louis Van Gaal (14).
Despite the team's terrible performance as a whole, the Spaniard survived a nightmare of bad form to revert to the world-beating goalie he once was.
The 32-year-old is still pursuing his day-one ambitions of longing to become a Man United great, and he seems to be edging closer to it with every match he starts for the club. He is already recognized by a former United player as a legend at the club.
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