Daniel Podence reaping the reward of Nuno Espírito Santo’s patience at Wolves

Four matches before the end of last season, Nuno Espírito Santo was asked why Daniel Podence had not yet started in the Premier League. Wolverhampton Wanderers had paid £17 million for the winger in January and there had been plenty of time for him to adjust to his new team.

Nuno likes to integrate players slowly and said Podence, 25, had to get used to the dynamics of his team and that was a long process. There was an early glimpse of what he could do when he twisted and turned, then accelerated on to a loose ball before being clattered by Lucas Digne to win a penalty against Everton in July, but the benefit of time was more evident when he ran Arsenal ragged