Arsenal hero Ray Parlour looks 'ripped' at pool - but fans can't take eyes off pants

Ray Parlour uploaded a topless picture which caught the attention of his 500k-plus Twitter followers who were focused on his shorts and what was in them

Ray Parlour left his followers distracted by what was in his shorts after posing for a topless poolside picture.

The Arsenal legend, 50, is well-known for his drinking antics - and like clockwork, he's been hitting the bottle again this weekend. After partying with friends on Friday (July 28) night, he got back on it yesterday too.

Parlour uploaded a picture to Twitter come the evening of him in his swimmers with the caption: "Going for a dip." He looked in good shape - in more ways than one.

Something suspiciously large was hanging down in front of him, and it's safe to say it didn't go unnoticed by many of the 500k-plus people who follow him on the social media site.

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One joked: "You’ve left @alanbrazil microphone in your trunks Ray." Another reckoned: "He’s got a Jagerbomb down there."

With Parlour's go-to drink his own Cobrabomb concoction, a third replied: "Cobraschlong. God. Did I actually write that? I did."

A fourth asked: "Dropping anchor mate?" And a fifth quipped: "Quite the Arsenal he’s got down there." While a sixth suggested: "Stay out of the shallow end!"

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Looking past the obvious, others were in awe of Parlour's physique - especially given he's regularly getting merry around the world, having just returned to England from following Arsenal's pre-season tour of the United States.

A seventh said: "I can drink a lot, but I would imagine I don’t drink half as much as Ray Parlour does, yet here he is looking absolutely incredible."

An eighth hailed: "This man was posting sesh videos at 2am this morning and he looks like this now. What a man, what a worker."