The Spanish shot-stopper now has 450 games to his name, one more than Jack Silcock who had previously occupied 20th position.
Now in his 11th season with the club, De Gea could soon overtake some illustrious names from the last few decades with Rio Ferdinand currently on 455, Martin Buchan on 456 and Bryan Robson a little further ahead on 461.
Other players standing between David and the top 10 include Michael Carrick (464), Mark Hughes (467) and George Best, who turned out 470 times for the Reds.