Miguel Layun hopes scoring in Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Everton will prove Watford did not make a mistake by signing him in January.

The Mexican claimed the Hornets’ first goal back in the Premier League in a scintillating draw at Goodison Park

But the strike was worth much more to him than the point it earned Quique Sanchez Flores’ side.

“It was very special,” he said. “It was the perfect moment for me. I can look at everyone and say: ‘You didn’t make a mistake bringing me here'."

“That made me feel really good because it makes people believe in me. That moment was like: ‘Man, I am with you. Now I will show you why I was brought here.”

The 27-year-old has endured a tough first eight months at Watford.

Pitched into an unfamiliar central midfield role after making his debut at left wing-back in a dire team display at Huddersfield Town days after signing, he has returned to find a raft of new faces waiting to take his place in the squad.

But in scoring on Merseyside and becoming just the fifth Mexican to net in Premier League history, Layun is adamant he can now alter the perception among some supporters that he is not good enough to play in England.

“I did not doubt myself. It was always the best choice [to join Watford]. And the decision has been proved right because I have learnt so much,” he said.

“But sometimes you can’t do the things you want on the pitch because you don’t feel comfortable, some supporters then feel you are not good enough to be here.

“Those moments were difficult but I just kept working. Now I know I can change the perception everyone had before.”

And the former Club America skipper even went as far as to say the Premier League suits him better than the rough-and-tumble of the Championship.

“There is a lot of difference between the Championship and the Premier League,” he said.

“The Championship is a lot of physical work. In the Premier League there is more football, more quality and you have a lot of space on the pitch.

“You have time to think and receive the ball. I felt like myself at Everton. The Championship was very tough for me because I am not a physical footballer.

“I like to have the ball and I like to play the ball. In the Championship it is all about running and you have no space.

"Now I am starting to enjoy this league. I hope I can keep going like this – it won’t always be with goals but I hope I can put in a good performance every single Saturday.”

Arouna Kone’s late strike denied the Golden Boys an opening-day win against Roberto Martinez’s Toffees but that setback did not dampen the enthusiasm of Layun, who confidently predicts Watford will fare well this season.

He said: “It was a good result but we know also we had the chance to get three points. That does not matter now.

“We are in a good position and if we keep playing like that we are not going to have no problems achieving our goals.”