Strictly Come Dancing fans claimed to have spotted a clue Paul Merson wasn't impressed with his score after seeming annoyed about his dance choice, with the show being called out

As announced last week, former Arsenal/England player Paul Merson paid homage to his sport by performing the intriguing combination of an American Smooth dance to the popular football chant song “Vindaloo” by Fat Les on Saturday night (21 September).

Arsenal legend Paul Merson suffers from a gambling addiction, which heavily affected his first two marriages and has threatened the Strictly star's current marriage too

Paul Merson and bride Louise with their twin daughters Mollie and Maisie and their blended family with children Charlie, 11, Loren, 11, Sam, 7, Ben, nine, and Sophie, 13 The former Walsall F.C. manager went on to marry Louise Bache in 2013. The pair welcomed twin girls Mollie and Maisie who were so sweet in white on their parents' wedding day.

Paul Merson’s performance on week one of Strictly Come Dancing was described as “special and different” by the judges. The former Arsenal star danced the American Smooth to Fat Les’s football anthem “Vindaloo” with partner Karen Hauer on Saturday night (21 September).

While football fans will be eager to see how former Arsenal star Paul Merson performs on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, they may not see him on Sky Sports for some time

Paul Merson has been a mainstay on Soccer Saturday for over a decade but the Sky Sports pundit will now have to take an extended break.

Week one dances in full swing as Paul Merson takes on football anthem Vindaloo - The pressure is on as celebrity contestants perform live for the first time this season