In December 2014, Jake Hesketh fulfilled his lifelong dream when he came on for his Premier League debut in Southampton's game against Manchester United.
Hesketh, 27, who is a boyhood United fan, came on for the final 20 minutes as Saints were beaten 2-1 by Louis van Gaal's side at St Mary's Stadium, with Robin van Persie scoring a brace for the Red Devils. Five days later, Hesketh made his first top-flight start in a 1-0 defeat at Burnley.
Playing in the Premier League was what Hesketh wanted to achieve since he was a child. Speaking to Mirror Football on that experience, he recalled: "It was my first time on the bench, I was never expecting to come on and it happened so quickly.
