Just 24 days on from the clusterflock that was his non-transfer to Real Madrid, David De Gea captained Manchester United.
Bastian Schweinsteiger’s gesture did not go unnoticed.
With 10 minutes to go and United leading Ipswich 2-0, Louis van Gaal withdrew Wayne Rooney for Memphis Depay.
The United skipper sought out Schweinsteiger to hand over the armband but the German, in turn, jogged towards De Gea.
Schweinsteiger’s move drew a warm round of applause from the United faithful, despite the fact that the Spaniard was on the brink of joining Real on August 31.
This morning, De Gea gave his reaction to being handed the armband.
Great win yesterday! Let's think about our next rivals and keep improving. I'm proud to wear this armband! #MUFC pic.twitter.com/gduqspyh4a
— David de Gea (@D_DeGea) September 24, 2015
He followed that up with a similarly themed Spanish tweet with a snap of him applauding the four corners of Old Trafford.
