The situation has been closely monitored by Bailey, who tweeted his wish for De Gea to match his tally ahead of the recent games against Wolves and Aston Villa, only to be left disappointed as the Reds conceded goals by both Midlands clubs.
Reacting to Saturday's historic shut-out against the Hammers, the former United goalkeeper - now a sports broadcaster in South Africa - tweeted:
"Well done David De Gea on the clean sheet. I decided not to post before [the] match as [the] last 5 games haven’t seen a clean sheet but now at last you’ve equalled my record… now for the next one!