Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea's late heroics at the weekend confirmed his return to form - but the United star is still being outdone by Liverpool stopper Alisson.
De Gea has endured a rocky spell over the past few seasons, with a string of errors casting doubt on his position as United's number one.
But the Spaniard has roared back this year.
The 30-year-old's return to form has coincided with United's strong start to the new Premier League season as they sit third with 13 points - the same tally as Liverpool and Chelsea above them.
However, the latest statistics from Sporting Life show that he's still some way behind rival Alisson when it comes to performances.
According to post-shot expected goals (PSxG) minus goals allowed, the metric used to measure goalkeeper's performances, De Gea is outperforming all of his Premier League rivals bar the Brazilian.
The United star's numbers read an impressive +2.0 PSxG, which is second only to Alisson's remarkable record of +2.6 PSxG.
The two remain miles ahead of the rest of their league rivals.
Tottenham's Hugo Lloris is in third spot with +1.4 PSxG - some way back from De Gea and Alisson.
Regardless of Alisson's statistics, United and De Gea will just be relieved that the Spaniard is back to his best after a tough spell.
De Gea started his Old Trafford career with a string of high-profile clangers under Sir Alex Ferguson before evolving into one of the finest goalkeepers in Europe.
His fine save to deny Mark Noble in the dying moments of the match ended a wretched penalty record.
De Gea had conceded the last 40 penalties that he'd faced for club and country prior to shutting out Noble's spot-kick.
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And it left his United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer purring after the match.
"We are very happy with the win and we deserved the win," Solskjaer said. "We played some very good football, created good chances, we pressed them into making loads of mistakes. Luckily, David saves that penalty at the end.
"I believe in David and I've seen him [make a penalty save]. He saved against Crystal Palace last season, and his foot was a little inch off the line.
"I've seen Mark Noble score so many penalties, you did feel down and out and expected to come home with one point but luckily David has continued his good form."
De Gea's impressive start to the new season looks set to lead to United number two Dean Henderson making a temporary exit from Old Trafford in the New Year.
The pair wrestled over the number one spot last year, with Henderson impressing in De Gea's absence.
But, according to The Sun, Henderson is now keen on a loan move in January as he bids for first team action ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
The England stopper has suffered from long Covid and now faces a battle to get back into the United team following De Gea's strong start to the campaign.
