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Wolves boss O'Neil: Sarabia and I have held talks

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil says Pablo Sarabia is working his way into the starting XI.

The attacker has shone off the bench.

O'Neil said, “Unbelievable goal [against Tottenham]. The quality in it from Pablo was incredible, to kill the first touch the way he does and when the ball's dropping to his left foot, I've seen him score so many goals in training on his left foot, the ball seemed to drop really slowly as I was watching it and I just had a confidence that it was going to end up in the goal.

“Like Sasa at Bournemouth, just really pleased, they're good finishers, so when the ball drops to them around the goal, you know there's a good chance that it ends well. Unbelievable first touch, fantastic finish and a real good impact from the bench. His pass and understanding for the second goal was fantastic as well.

“He's a good guy, he works so hard every day and has a gritty determination to make sure that you know he's here and ready to work every day. You know he wants to impact the starting eleven, and if not the eleven, he wants to make an impact off the bench, which is all you can ask as a manager.

“We'd obviously had discussions me and Pablo in that week, around how he can impact the group, and it was a fantastic way to do it against a team pushing at the top of the league. So, real good impact from him and I'm sure there will be more because he does have fantastic quality in his feet. He's one we can definitely use when we need to unlock the door."

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