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20th September 2021
10:29am BST

The account had accumulated a few hundred followers in its time but had stuck to its promise, confirming on a daily basis that no, De Gea had not saved any penalties.
https://twitter.com/davedoesntsave/status/1438991319087652874
On the morning of Manchester United's meeting with West Ham, the person responsible for the account tweeted that they wouldn't be able to watch the match the London Stadium due to their own Sunday League commitments.
"I may miss the penalty save if it happens," they explained.
Not to worry. The chances of United conceding a penalty would be remote, surely. And even if they did, history shows it was unlikely De Gea would be able to save it. This joke, surely, would run for a good while yet.
Except no.
In a frantic climax to the game at the London Stadium, West Ham were given the opportunity to equalise from 12 yards after Luke Shaw was adjudged to have handled the ball in the area.
On came penalty expert Mark Noble, with the job of tucking away the equaliser... but De Gea was equal to it, saving his first penalty in five years.
Predictably, @davedoesntsave's tweet swiftly clocked up the retweets.
They soon responded, taking full responsibility for De Gea not saving a penalty sooner.
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