This is the extraordinary moment Manchester United's goalkeeper keeps his hands in his pockets as his Spain teammates applaud his country's new PM in a 'snub' dubbed 'De Gea's revenge.'
Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez criticised the shot-stopper two years ago when he was implicated in sex assault claims David de Gea always denied any involvement in.
Sanchez said in an interview at the time: 'I don't feel comfortable with De Gea as the national team's goalkeeper.'
Footage taken of his visit on Tuesday to Las Rozas, the Spain squad's pre-World Cup base in Madrid, showed his team-mates applauding the politician while De Gea stared ahead with a serious look on his face and his hands deep in his pockets.
Sanchez, who recently replaced Mariano Rajoy as Spain's new PM after winning a no-confidence motion he proposed, had just wished the footballers good luck and urged them to return from Russia as winners in a short address.
De Gea appeared to be the only one of the players present who failed to applaud his country's new PM.
He was seen shaking Sanchez's hand before the politician's speech, although with a stern look on his face which contrasted with the smiles of his team-mates.
And he kept his hands in his pockets and stayed on the edge of the group as the the socialist leader posed for pictures with the squad with a Spain football top bearing his name.
President Sanchez sought out De Gea afterwards and apologised to the goalkeeper for his comments and recognised the hurt caused.
The allegations against the Manchester United player, denied from the start by De Gea, were later said to be false. De Gea accepted the politician's apology and the two men left on good terms.
-Dailymail