Dmitri Payet performed an incredibly rare 'rabona' yesterday - and it was amazing

We are less than a month into a new Premier League campaign, but Dmitri Payet may already have secured the assist of the season with an extraordinary piece of skill against visitors Watford.

The French attacking midfielder had only just returned from injury, but West Ham fans remembered what they'd been missing when he set up Michel Antonio's goal with a daring rabona in the 33rd minute to take the home team 2-0 up.

A rabona is one of the rarest moves in football. Most players go their entire careers without executing one in open play. In a rabona, the kicking leg wraps round the back of the standing leg so that the player effectively kicks the ball with his legs crossed.

Payet seems to have used the move because he prefers his right foot but found himself in a position where making the cross would normally have required a left-footed kick.

Here it is. Note that he first back-heels the ball to himself before doing the rabona:

Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to secure West Ham the win: they went on to concede four goals, losing 4-2.

Watch the full video here.