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David De Gea gives his reaction to being given the Manchester United captain’s armband

Published 12:00 24 Sept 2015 BST

Updated 15:41 24 Sept 2015 BST

Patrick McCarry
David De Gea gives his reaction to being given the Manchester United captain’s armband

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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. https://twitter.com/D_DeGea/status/646986465939976192 He followed that up with a similarly themed Spanish tweet with a snap of him applauding the four corners of Old Trafford.

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