De Gea made an unimaginable 415 Premier League begins for the Reds, together with all through the 2012/13 marketing campaign, which noticed us raise the title in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season in cost earlier than he retired.
Solely Ryan Giggs can boast extra on 522, placing the goalkeeper forward of legendary names like Paul Scholes (404), Gary Neville (380), Wayne Rooney (354) and Roy Keane (309) on this metric.
Even when adjusted for video games performed slightly that begins – encompassing substitute appearances that profit his outfield rivals extra with goalkeepers routinely left between the sticks for the total 90 minutes – De Gea solely slips into third place, with Scholes leaping forward, the midfielder having 499 appearances to his title.
Few modern-day Reds come near the gloveman’s longevity, which in a fast-paced soccer trade, at an ultra-competitive membership like United, rightfully banks admiration from supporters at Previous Trafford.