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Ole: De Gea has proved the doubters wrong

Should the Spaniard feature in the Midlands, it will be his 399th game as a Red, moving him up to second in the list of all-time United goalkeeper appearance-makers, behind Alex Stepney.

David is expected to overtake the great Peter Schmeichel’s tally against Villa, meaning he will also have made more outings for the Reds than any other overseas (non-UK and Ireland) player in our history.

Unsurprisingly, the boss was asked about our no.1 in Wednesday’s pre-match press conference and Ole said David’s resilience in his first few years at Old Trafford has helped him become the player he is today.