The summer arrival from Ajax insists the step up has not "shocked" him, though concedes major adjustment has been required.
"It wasn’t easy to move from the Dutch league to the Premier League," Hato told the club's website. "It is a big step, there’s such a big difference, but I knew that. It wasn’t a shock; I was expecting that.
"I would say that I was maybe struggling a bit at the beginning, with the physical side and the tempo of the game. But now I think every day I am feeling better and better, and when the coach needs me, I am ready. He’s a great coach.
"It’s getting better every day and now I’m making minutes again. I played 90 minutes on Wednesday (against Ajax), so for me it’s good."
Hato added, "We have young players but Reece (James), for example, is a player who has been here for a long time and who has a lot of experience. Players like Tosin (Adarabioyo and Cucu (Marc Cucurella), who are already older, have experience as well.
"So it’s not really different from when I was at Ajax. The group is younger but with a lot of quality and we have experience."