"It was some way to announce your arrival to the Premier League stage. At the start of the 2013/14 season, promising West Brom forward Saido Berahino was beginning to establish himself in the Baggies first-team, turning heads with a League Cup hat-trick shortly before his Premier League debut. But it was his winning strike in a 2-1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in September 2013 that saw the 20-year-old catapulted to fame."
"I was a childhood United supporter who loved Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke, Berahino tells FourFourTwo when asked how it felt to score against the Red Devils. Scott Sinclair got injured in the 13th minute and I was the youngest on the bench, but Steve Clarke, our manager, told me to put my shin pads on. Luckily, we won there for the first time since 1978."
"It was only when I got home and watched Match of the Day back with my family that I thought, Oh my God, that's me scoring at Old Trafford.' It was such an unbelievable and brilliant feeling. That goal was one of nine scored by Berahino in all competitions that season, as he established himself in the England U21s squad, even pipping Harry Kane to the 2014 Under-21 Player of the Year award."
Saido Berahino broke through at West Brom in 2013/14, featuring a League Cup hat-trick and a memorable winner at Old Trafford. He recalled childhood support for Manchester United and the surprise of being sent on as the youngest substitute during that match, which delivered West Brom's first win there since 1978. The Old Trafford goal contributed to nine goals that season, secured an England U21 place and won the 2014 Under-21 Player of the Year over Harry Kane. A full England call-up followed in November 2014 without a cap. He scored 20 goals in 2014/15 amid racist abuse and sought advice from Cyrille Regis.
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