Saido Berahino believes his hard work is paying off after ending his 913-day goal drought in Stoke City’s 2-0 win against Huddersfield Town in Tuesday’s League Cup game.
The forward joined the Potters in January 2017 for a fee of £15 million from West Bromwich Albion and has failed to find the back of the net for two-and-a-half years stretching back to his time at West Brom.
However, against Huddersfield, the attacker ended the barren spell to help Gary Rowett’s men progress to the next round of the competition.
"It has been tough. Coming to Stoke and not being able to hit the ground running was very tough for me," Berahino told Sky Sports.