Not yet! Man Utd keeper De Gea 'equals' Schmeichel's shut-out record

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20 Feb 2023 • 6:09 PM MYT
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Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea hasn't yet beaten Peter Schmeichel's clean sheets record.

For Sunday's 3-0 win against Leicester City, De Gea made two exceptional saves from Harvey Barnes and Kelechi Iheanacho in the first half.

De Gea's shutout meant that he equalled Schmeichel's 24-year-old record of 180 clean sheets for United.

Some people mistakenly thought that the Spaniard had reached the mark a week earlier when United won 2-0 at Leeds.

The confusion dates back to a game against Arsenal at Old Trafford in May 2015 when De Gea went off injured in the 74th minute with United leading 1-0 before his replacement, Victor Valdes, conceded an own-goal by Tyler Blackett in the 82nd minute.

Opta stats stipulate that a goalkeeper has to complete the game to claim a clean sheet a rule that also denied Schmeichel two more against Charlton and Crystal Palace, both in 1994, reports the Daily Mail.

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