A couple of goals, an assist for Adam Idah, the quick feet to earn a penalty slotted by Abu Kamara, and the type of involvement David Wagner would have demanded.

City’s head coach stood on the opposite touchline to the sizeable crowd in attendance at City’s training base, flanked by his coaches Andrew Hughes and Christoph Buhler.

A nod to the contrast in climate, and the need for extra layers, were words interspersed by what seemed a genuine excitement at working with the first two arrivals in what the Canaries hope is a talent pipeline from the other side of the world.

But that comes with risk. Wagner alluded to the different style of play and the unique demands of the English game in that same recent conversation.

Nunez adapted seamlessly in the early months, for all the broader struggles under Dean Smith’s direction, to get Norwich City consistently in the front rank of potential promotion candidates.

It was not only the quality from set pieces, recall that superb free kick in the summer sunshine at Hull, it was the range of passing, infectious smile and cheeky character.

Remember the ‘Panenka-style’ penalty chip in a League Cup win over Birmingham City, and the reaction of his amused team-mates as he re-joined them in the centre circle?

But there has been a growing sense of role reversal, which has accelerated upon Wagner’s arrival.

Nunez had a bit-part in two thumping Championship wins to herald a new dawn under the German. But Sara has looked increasingly comfortable in a fluid midfield mix that, at this early stage, is also extracting more from Kenny McLean, Kieran Dowell and Onel Hernandez.

So where does Nunez fit in? A deployment, albeit against a youthful Leeds, in that attacking ‘number 10’ role smacked of Wagner and his coaches wishing to assess whether Nunez can offer a different dimension in that creative pivot.

Josh Sargent has dovetailed well with Teemu Pukki thus far under Wagner, while Idah could have grabbed a couple of match balls against the young Whites if his finishing had been as sharp as his movement. But there are lots of hurdles to clear, and many different types of challenge ahead.

Get Nunez in the right areas of the pitch and there is no question he has the quality to exert the levels of influence he threatened when he first arrived.

But there was also a cautionary note in Wagner’s first public pronouncement regarding what the Chilean, and Sara for that matter, must incorporate to be residually effective in England.

“It’s a certain style they play in South America, and a different style to which we play here in Europe, especially in England, but now after nearly five, six months, they have adapted pretty well.”

Nunez showcased his technical quality again in a development game where his appetite for the ball and desire to be in the thick of the action was relentless.

But to do that when it really matters down the Championship stretch will require he gains the trust of his new head coach.