Slaven Bilic hails set-piece king Dimitri Payet

Slaven Bilic believes Dimitri Payet’s stunning free-kicks this season have put him in the same bracket as David Beckham.

West Ham’s French star Payet has scored from three spectacular efforts from outside the area in the last month alone.

He followed up a 30-yard free-kick at Manchester United in the FA Cup with a carbon copy for France against Russia.