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Man Utd tormentor Saido Berahino backed for England call-up
WEST BROM boss Alan Irvine has told Roy Hodgson to call up Saido Berahino after his fine goal against Manchester United.
Berahino struck a decisive second-half goal for the Baggies last night to put them 2-1 up against United.
Daley Blind then hit a late equaliser for the visitors to deny West Brom a point.
But Irvine believes 21-year-old Berahino deserves a chance with England next month.
"If he scores goals every week then he has a great chance but Roy will decide when is the right time for him," he said.
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"He is in great form. He deserves what he is getting, his application has been really top class. He's behaving like a top professional day after day.
"He's got great potential. It's important he keeps on doing what he's doing at the moment. I've had a couple of chats with him and just said to him he's going absolutely in the right direction as far as he's concerned and we're concerned.
"What happens in the future I don't know but what is for sure is if he keeps on working as he's doing and behaving as he does in a professional manner he will continue to improve and exciting things will happen for him."
Berahino has six Premier League goals this season making him the highest-scoring Englishman in the division.
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