“Raheem has been a really big influence,

“He has been helping me and we talk off the pitch and he gives me advice.

“He is a player I look up to. He is a year older than me and it gives me a lot of confidence to try and achieve what he has achieved at such a young age.”

Explains a lot… Jordon Ibe (his words above) has now found his face in the newspapers with the infamous ‘shisha pipe’ alongside his team-mate, Raheem Sterling. The whole saga has a little bit of the younger kid trying to get in with the cool older crowd, with Ibe often thought of as Sterling’s protégé – both in terms of style and playing position.

Could the peer pressure angle have legs? Maybe, after all he claimed that he wants to follow in his footsteps. We’re jesting, of course. And who knows, maybe pictures from the MailOnline actually tell a different story, with Sterling perhaps trying to impress Ibe? He does have his hand on his thigh in a bizarre bromance scented image… Or maybe it’s a kids party in pizza hut? Would explain the fizzy pop and ice cream!

Make your mind up, but here are some of the best reactions from Twitter…

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