Ronaldo doubled tapped his penalty, he does it at Manchester United - Ferdinand

Last night, in the 3-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain at Santiago Bernabeu, Cristiano Ronaldo showed class with a new technique in penalty.

The Portugese appeared to make the ball pop up in the moments before he struck it, which cancelled Adrian Rabbiot opener.

It was reported that the flick turned his spot-kick into a volley and helping it past PSG goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.

It was speculated that Ronaldo had touched the ball with his standing foot, but extra slow-motion replays revealed that he had, in fact, disturbed the turf underneath the ball and causing it to move, according to Daily Mail.

Cristiano Ronaldo levelled the scoring at 1-1 during Real Madrid's clash vs Paris Saint-Germain

However, the turf beneath the ball appeared to move the ball Ronaldo went to strike it

Ronaldo, in effect, appeared the benefit as the ball slammed past a diving  Alphonse Areola

Meanwhile former team-mate Rio Ferdinand dispelled suggestions that it was simply an accident.

Ferdinand claimed the technique was something the five-time Ballon d'Or winner honed during his time at Manchester United.

'He used to do that in training you know!' Ferdinand told BT Sport.

'He used to mess about in training and do it but to do it in a game, I’m not saying he means it, but he used to do it. I swear to you, crazy but he used to do it.'

But the laws of the game stipulate that had the officials spotted the movement of the ball, the kick would have been retaken.

However, many fans were left wondering whether Ronaldo double touched the ball

While Michael Owen originally thought the penalty was a double touch but then changed his mind