United's battle against Wolves was humiliating, with Ronnick's side being held down almost entirely at Old Trafford, with only a 1-0 loss once again thanks to goalkeeper De Gea and his 10-year teammate Phil Jones' steady defence. Both players were veterans of the Ferguson era, the 80-year-old legendary manager in the stands at the time.
According to the data, after this game, De Gea made 67 saves, surpassing Leeds United's Messlier once and topped the Premier League goalkeeper's number of saves. According to one study, the Manchester United goalkeeper is the strongest saver among the five major league players in Europe, and without one, most goalkeepers tend to attack cameos as scavengers or participate in the backwards as a passer, while the Spanish international still maintains the traditional style of goalkeeper.
Data released by the professional data website "WhoScored" shows that De Gea has to complete a save in an average of 25.5 minutes, and is also the first among the six giants of the Premier League. In contrast, Arsenal's Ramsdale made a save in 27.8 minutes, Chelsea's Mendy made a save in 32.7 minutes, Tottenham's Lowry made a save in 33.1 minutes, Liverpool's Alisson made a save in 45 minutes, and Manchester City's Edelsen only needed to save once in 52.9 minutes.
De Gea has just won the Manchester United Club Player of the Month of the Month in December with more than 70% of the vote, a well-deserved achievement. Another statistic officially announced by Manchester United shows that in the 2021/22 season, de Gea is also the Red Devils player with the most MVP selections among the best players in each game selected by fans.
In 18 of the 26 matches united have played in all competitions this season, de Gea has been voted for the best player in one-third of the way, with 6 of them being the best, Ronaldo winning 5 times and ranking second, Mason Greenwood and Bruno Fernandez each twice, and Sancho, Fred and McTomine once each.
Another whoScored statistic shows that De Gea has saved a total of 15 points for United this season by saving his opponent's must-score goals, at least 6 more than any other Premier League goalkeeper.
Manchester United are currently in 7th place in the Premier League with 31 points, and if the 15 points brought by De Gea are removed, the team will currently have only 16 points and will slide down to 16th in the league, only 5 points more than Burnley and Newcastle in the relegation zone (with 11 points) and face a relegation battle!
In the manchester United match against Wolves, De Gea, who has been known for his taciturn for many years, is also very angry at his own defense and even the performance of the whole team. Defensively, United defenders often leave Wolves attackers at their disposal inside and outside the box, threatening de Gea's goal. Wolves fired 15 wild shots on goal in the first half, setting a new record for Premier League visitors' halftime shots at the Theatre of Dreams.
In the second half, after Mexican center Raul Jimenez flew a cross from the edge of the penalty area, despite the offside, De Gea still rushed back to C Ronaldo's header, and other teammates did not follow, feeling angry, loudly reprimanding their defense.
In the counterattack, De Gea took off the opponent's pass many times, intending to quickly serve the ball to instigate the attack, but found that the Manchester United teammates did not run, and could only shout that they should hurry forward, but unfortunately, the teammates did not follow his advice.
Currently, De Gea is 4th in 160 clean sheets in Manchester United's all-time clean sheet, just one game away from third-placed Gary Bailey, but the team's paper paste defense has made his record-setting next time without conceding a goal. Sir Matt Busby's beloved player Alex Stepney (175 games) and the first generation of goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel (180 games) under The Fraunhofer, with the current Manchester United defensive ability, I am afraid that De Gea will not be able to match in a short period of time.
De Gea has an 18-month contract with Manchester United and a one-year priority renewal, with Juventus recently rumored interested in inviting him to join.