Wojciech Szczesny takes tiger for a walk

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has described a tiger as "his new baby" after taking the animal for a walk during a holiday.

The Polish international has been on vacation with girlfriend Marina Luczenko, and posted a photo of the pair looking calm as they took the tiger for a stroll.

Posting the image on Instagram, the keeper wrote: "Took my new baby for a walk."

Took my new baby for a walk 🐅

A photo posted by Wojciech Szczesny (@wojciechszczesny1) on Jun 24, 2015 at 10:53pm PDT

Szczesny made 30 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal last season.