The Spaniard, who made his United debut back in 2011, in the Community Shield against rivals Manchester City, becomes only the 11th player in our long history to reach the landmark.
As we celebrate David and his brilliant achievement, let’s take a look at the numbers behind those 500 games, starting with his clean sheets…
HOW MANY CLEAN SHEETS?
Thursday night’s 1-0 victory over Omonia Nicosia was De Gea’s 169th clean sheet in 499 United games, putting him 11 behind Peter Schmeichel’s club record. Alex Stepney is currently sandwiched between Peter and David, on 175.