Deulofeu: I thought I was the king of the weekend until I saw Messi Premier League - Watford Both scored hat-tricks

Despite scoring a Premier League hat-trick for Watford as they beat Cardiff City at the weekend, Gerard Deulofeu couldn't help feeling inferior when he saw what Lionel Messi did away to Sevilla.

The Argentine was on fire for the Catalans, bringing an end to his own disappointing form as he scored a treble himself to lead his side to a comeback win.

"I thought I was the king of the weekend until I saw Messi at the [Estadio Sanchez] Pizjuan," Deulofeu said to El Transistor on Onda Cero.

"He's an incredible player. I enjoy watching him a lot.

"I have an anecdote about him... I remember passing him a ball that was like a stone and I was going to apologise immediately, but he took it so incredibly."

Things didn't quite work out for Deulofeu in either of his Barcelona spells, but he doesn't have any regrets relating to the time he spent at the Camp Nou.

"I enjoyed my time at Barcelona even if it was short," Deulofeu explained.

"I played alongside the best but I also had to find my own career.

"At Barcelona I was at home, I was at the best team in the world but I didn't feel important.

"I'm a special player, I have no patience and I need to play. On top of that it was a World Cup year and I needed to leave to find more minutes.

"I can't regret thinking about the past. If I did I wouldn't be having this season at Watford."

Fellow Spaniard Kepa Arrizabalaga made headlines for the wrong reasons this weekend after seemingly refusing to be substituted by Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri in the League Cup final, but the winger is convinced it was just a misunderstanding.

"You have to know Kepa," Deulofeu said. "He's a beautiful person. I think it was a misunderstanding with the coach.

"I was suffering at home when I saw what was happening."