United Equal Clean-sheet Record

Jose Mourinho's team equalled Manchester United's best-ever start to a Premier League campaign in terms of clean sheets by preventing Crystal Palace from scoring on Saturday.

In denying Roy Hodgson’s side a goal during the 4-0 win at Old Trafford, the Reds made it six clean sheets from the first seven Premier League matches, a feat the club has achieved only once before, in 1997/98.

The only blemish on the defence’s otherwise perfect record was the concession of two goals against Stoke City in the 2-2 draw at the beginning of September.

In the ‘97/98 campaign, United only conceded one goal in seven games, to West Ham's John Hartson. By the end of the season, the team had kept 20 clean sheets overall, even if it was not enough to stop Arsenal winning the title by a single point.

However, the Reds still have some way to go before matching the best opening run of clean sheets at Old Trafford as, in the 1994/95 season, it was not until the 10th home league game that an opponent breached the defence, with Nottingham Forest scoring twice.