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David de Gea now have more games for United than Schmeichel after yesterday night game.
The Spaniard jokingly apologize to the former United legend for breaking his games record.
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea jokingly apologised to Peter Schmeichel after overtaking him to become the most capped foreign player for the club.
The former Athletico Madrid goalstopper was in goal for the 399th time in a United shirt on Thursday night as his team easily beat Aston Villa 3-0 in the Premier League .
His latest appearance means he has now played more games for the club than Schmeichel but he still has some way to go to break the record for most games for a keeper.
That is held by Alex Stepney, who made 539 appearances for United and won the European Cup in 1968.
But it was certainly a landmark night for De Gea at Villa Park and the former Atletico Madrid stopper was clearly delighted.
“Sorry, Schmeichel!” he told MUTV when told about the record. “No, It’s great.
“I think that means I’ve been here a long time and I’ve been playing really really well at the top level so I’m really really proud.
“I’m happy to play for this club for that many games.
“Hopefully there is another 400 games coming so I’m really really happy.”
De Gea arrived at Old Trafford from Atletico Madrid back in 2011, under then boss Sir Alex Ferguson, and has now kept 111 clean sheets in his 309 Premier League appearances.
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