And he certainly made a statement on his Premier League debut.

The 23-year-old scored one and made the other as the Clarets beat West Ham 2-1 at Turf Moor on Saturday, fulfiling a dream of finally playing in what he considers the best league in the world.

He became an instant favourite with the Clarets fans after his seven-figure move from Celtic, and savoured a spectacular bow: "If someone had said we would win 2-1, I wouldn't have cared who scored, but for it to be my debut and to score the winner is extra special, it's unbelievable.

"I've always wanted to play in the Premier League, and I'm very grateful to Burnley for giving me the opportunity to come here. I hope I can repay them.

"It's every kid's dream to play in the Premier League and I'm grateful, but I don't just want to be here for three months, I want to be here for the rest of my career if possible, it's not just a short-term thing.

"I want to play at the top level like every player, and hopefully that can be here.

"We need to start picking results up, but I came to the Chelsea game and there wasn't much between the sides, so hopefully we can continue those performances and climb up the table."

After making the bench once at boyhood heroes Everton, he set about the climb back to the top flight with Walsall and Coventry, before a summer move to the SPL, and he added: "I always wanted to come here as soon as I heard they were interested, with the lure of the Premier League.

"I played European football with Celtic, but this is the best league in the world.

"This is the best day in my career so far, people said I wouldn't play in the Premier League and although it's only my first game, I need to become more consistent, as does every player, but hopefully I can answer a few critics along the way as well.

"Football's all about opinions and I haven't got a clue why people have felt like that, but I got released by Everton at 18, I'm a fan and it was a bitter blow, but it was always my aim to prove people wrong and play in the Premier League.

"Every footballer believes in their own ability and I'm no different.

"I played against Sheffield Wednesday three or four times when I was at Coventry and he obviously took a liking to me. I didn't really know, but I'm grateful."

And he feels the spirit in the dressing room will be a big factor in helping keep Burnley up. Fox added: "It's not been doom and gloom, you would think the lads were top of the league when I came in, with the camaraderie between the players and the banter flying.

"It's a great place to be and I'm thankful for them for welcoming me with open arms.

"We've got a lot of sides from the bottom half to play, and if we keep putting performances in, there's no reason why we can't keep on picking up points."