Adrian had to be patient in the early stages of the season as the 31-year-old watched on-loan Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart feature between the sticks for West Ham United.
Adrian’s chance finally arrived when Hart was ineligible to face his parent club towards the start of December, and the Spaniard has not looked back since.
He has now started West Ham’s last seven Premier League matches, and it is difficult to imagine Hart forcing his way back in over the next few months.
Adrian, who is valued at £4.5m by transfermarkt.co.uk, has always had a special relationship with the West Ham fans, and many were calling for the stopper to feature in the early stages of the season.
The Spaniard took to Twitter in the aftermath of West Ham’s 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Tuesday night, and the club’s supporters were on hand to hail their hero.
A selection of the Twitter reaction can be found below:






