Liverpool star Raheem Sterling could face a stern talking-to about his actions off the pitch after a video appeared to show him inhaling laughing gas.
The club's manager, Brendan Rodgers, said it was not the behaviour of a top sportsman and that it would be dealt with "internally".
"For me it is something that when you are a professional sportsperson at the top level of the game, I don't think it is something you should be doing. It is as simple as that," said Rodgers.
"But I will speak to him on it, to see what he says on it. As you can imagine, I have only seen this today."
The 20-year-old, who scored during Monday's 2-0 win over Newcastle, is pictured on the front of today's Sun, inhaling what it says is nitrous oxide.
The paper claims the video shows him seemingly passing out after taking a hit of the gas, used by some as a legal high and nicknamed "hippie crack".
The controversy comes amid uncertainty over the player's future at the club - he recently rejected a new £100,000-a-week contract.
Rodgers added: "We want players here who are super-professional and focused on their football. I know he is.
"He very much is focused on his football and improving as a player.
"As I have said before, young players make mistakes. As long as they learn from them, that is what is important."
Jamaica-born Sterling has 14 senior England caps after making his debut in November 2012.
Drug information site Frank says laughing gas - which is not illegal - can make people feel "euphoric and relaxed".
However it warns it also carries a risk of death due to lack of oxygen.
The Sun story comes after the Daily Mirror published a picture at the weekend apparently showing Sterling smoking a shisha pipe.
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