Man Utd become first club to reach huge Premier League milestone after Everton win

Andre Onana kept his fifth Premier League clean sheet of the season in Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park, a game defined by Alejandro Garnacho’s wonder goal and a statement Kobbie Mainoo performance on his first league start.

A shutout against an Everton side struggling near the wrong end of the table even before a shock 10-point deduction for breaching financial rules might ordinarily be relatively unremarkable.

But, for Onana, it will be another confidence booster after a shaky start to his United career following a big money summer transfer for Inter. Already, the Cameroon international is joint leader in this season’s Golden Glove race alongside Nick Pope and Sam Johnstone.

In the wider context, it was United’s 500th clean sheet in thePremier League era, reaching the landmark number well ahead of their traditional rivals.

Club

Clean sheets

Games played

Manchester United

500

1,204

Chelsea

476

1,204

Liverpool

460

1,204

Arsenal

456

1,204

Everton

361

1,204

Manchester City

351

1,013

United have had plenty of established number ones throughout the last 31 years, starting with Peter Schmeichel — one of just 13 overseas players in the Premier League when the new competition began in August 1992. The Dane presided over United's first Premier League clean sheet, although a poor start to the season meant it didn't come until the fourth game — a 1-0 away win at Southampton.

When Schmeichel decided to leave Old Trafford in 1999, citing his inability to keep up with the demands of playing at the very highest level, United struggled to replace him. Mark Bosnich, Massimo Taibi and former back-up Raimond van der Gouw all had spells as first choice, before 1998 World Cup winner Fabien Barthez arrived in the summer of 2000.

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