David de Gea achieved an incredible record in Manchester United’s 3-1 win over Arsenal

Manchester United were terrific in their 3-1 win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, but there’s little doubt that they owed a huge debt of gratitude to David de Gea .

The Spaniard was in inspired form as he repeatedly denied several stunned Gunners players, with the double save from Alexandre Lacazette and Alexis Sanchez in the second half a particular highlight.

But in truth, there were several highlights, with Arsenal’s ‘Expected Goals’ statistic of 5.01 a sign of just how good he was.

The former Atletico Madrid man was simply brilliant, and his heroics equalled a long-standing Premier League record.

His 14 saves now share top billing with Tim Krul’s 14 in Newcastle’s 1-0 win at Tottenham in November 2013 as the most made by a goalkeeper in Premier League history.

No keeper has ever made more in a Premier League game, and it is no surprise that De Gea’s manager Jose Mourinho was full of praise for the stopper at full-time.

“I told him after the match that what I saw today was the best goalkeeper in the world,” said Mourinho.

“Big matches need goalkeepers to be there for you, when the team needs them, but I think [from] all of our players, the effort was magnificent.”