David De Gea spoke of his immense pride at surpassing Peter Schmeichel’s appearance tally for Manchester United in Thursday night’s 3-0 win at Aston Villa.
Speaking to MUTV following the victory at Villa Park, in which the Spaniard kept another clean sheet, David revealed he hopes to play plenty more games for the Reds in the years to come.
“Sorry to Schmeichel,”said David with a smile.
“It's great. That means I've been here a long time and I've been playing really, really well to the top level so I'm really, really proud. I'm happy to play for this club for that many games.
“Hopefully I have another 400 games coming! So I'm really really happy.”
De Gea now sits behind only one man, Alex Stepney, in the all-time appearances chart for United goalkeepers.
After four straight victories, the Reds go up against Southampton in our next game on Monday, in what could be De Gea’s 400th match for the club. However, despite a strong recent run of results, the keeper knows it will be another tough test.
“Of course we are very confident now but we haven't done anything yet. We have some important games coming now so we need to be very, very focused and keep the level that we showed today and in the last four games.
He added “We're in a good mood, a good way, so yes, we keep looking forward to the next game.”
“I think Pepe had some people in front and the finish was very good. They were great goals and I hope they can keep this level of goals. The kid [Mason] is playing really well and the whole team as well.”
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