The Reds had control over much of proceedings during the victory at Old Trafford, resulting in a relatively quiet outing for our stopper, who faced zero shots on target en route to his 16th clean sheet of the league season.
It means that De Gea holds an unassailable lead over Alisson (Liverpool), Nick Pope (Newcastle United) and Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), who all boast 13 cleans sheets and can only match De Gea’s total, with three matches each left to play in the competition.
One more shutout for De Gea in our final three matches - against Bournemouth, Chelsea and Fulham - will therefore see him win the coveted prize outright.