Manchester United shot-stopper David De Gea reached a milestone of 100 clean sheets in Sunday's 0-0 draw vs Liverpool at Old Trafford. The 28-year-old Spanish shot-stopper closed shop as a tactical masterclass by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's depleted side successfully kept Jurgen Klopp's men at bay.
The encounter between the Old Trafford outfit and Liverpool had its fair share of drama with the first half of the proceeding ending with four substitutions being made. However, despite a few half chances presenting itself, none of the sides could bag home all the three points.
For David De Gea, the outcome of the afternoon's encounter means that he is now the seventh goalkeeper in the history of the English Premier League to record 100 clean sheets for a single club.
100 - David De Gea is the seventh goalkeeper to keep 100 Premier League clean sheets for a single club, and the second to do for Man Utd, after Peter Schmeichel. Fortified. pic.twitter.com/9wkMfzUKFt
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Having joined the Manchester club in 2011, the former Atletico Madrid goalie has overcome his struggles in his earlier days to establish himself as the league's top-most shot-stopper for the past few years.
De Gea is now the only second goalkeeper after Peter Schmeichel to reach a century of clean sheets in the Premier League at Manchester United. The former Danish international managed 112 during his stint with the Red Devils and has a total of 128 as a cumulative tally, including his spells at Aston Villa and Manchester City.
David de Gea becomes the 15th member of the goalkeepers' club.
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• 264 games
• 100 clean sheets
• 0.379 per game
A few greats to catch up to. pic.twitter.com/uXAJvvIeXU