David played his 398th game for the Reds during Saturday’s win over Bournemouth - the same number of appearances as the big Dane made throughout his United career. That means, should David play, as expected, against Aston Villa on Thursday, he will overtake Schmeichel in the standings.
Our no.1 will also move to second in the all-time appearance list for United goalkeepers - bettered only by Alex Stepney (539 games) - and will become the overseas player (non-UK and Ireland) to have represented the Reds most often.
Asked about the man who is set to overtake his records, Schmeichel said De Gea has been a wonderful servant for the Reds.