David De Gea's incredible stop to deny Kelechi Iheanacho has won February's Castrol Save of the Month award.
De Gea flew across his goalline and pushed out the striker's header at the back post. It was a crucial save at 0-0 of a match that Manchester United went on to win 3-0.
A sublime stop from @D_DeGea 👏
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 10, 2023
Our no.1 has been awarded the @PremierLeague’s Save of the Month for February ⛔️#MUFC || #PL pic.twitter.com/nNeQYLNnxe
Not only was it important to the outcome of the match, but it also helped him to his 180th clean sheet in all competitions for Man Utd, equalling Peter Schmeichel's club record which he has since surpassed.
It also moved the Spaniard on to 10 clean sheets for the season, only two behind Nick Pope in the race for the Castrol Golden Glove award.
De Gea's save topped a shortlist of six stops that also included his one from the same match to thwart Harvey Barnes.
It completes an awards hat-trick for Man Utd, after Marcus Rashford won the EA SPORTS Player of the Month prize and Erik ten Hag was named the Barclays Manager of the Month.
2022/23 Castrol Save winners
August: Nick Pope (NEW)
September: Jordan Pickford (EVE)
October: Kepa Arrizabalaga (CHE)
November/December: Gavin Bazunu (SOU)
January: Nick Pope (NEW)
Also in this series
Part 1: Rashford equals record as EA SPORTS Player of the Month
Part 2: Ten Hag named Barclays Manager of the Month
Part 3: Willian wins Budweiser Goal of the Month
