DAVID JAMES admits Cristiano Ronaldo has turned into a free-kick genius.
Portsmouth keeper James was beaten by a 25-yard Ronaldo rocket in Manchester UnitedÂ’s 3-0 win at Old Trafford.
And former England keeper James admitted: “He is a b*****d!
“I tried to do some work on saving free-kicks in training on Friday because I know how deadly he can be but there is no way you can stop him.
“He hits an unbelievable ball and as soon as you go to try and save it, it’s in the back of your net.
“You know when he steps up he is going to absolutely spank it but you cannot read the flight of the ball.
“He puts no swerve on it but when he strikes it well, he hits with so much power there is only place it is going to end up.”
James admits Pompey could have been on the end of a worse hammering in the game that marked Alex FergusonÂ’s 20th anniversary at United.
James admitted: “We got battered. They had so much possession and so many opportunities.”