PHOTO: England Star Makes Light of Teammate Raheem Sterling's Tattoo Furore With Cheeky Twitter Post

​England defender Kyle Walker has used Twitter to take a dig at news outlets who accused teammate Raheem Sterling of promoting gun crime.

Sterling was recently pictured with a tattoo of a gun on his right leg, which subjected him to heavy and ​somewhat bizarre criticism from sections of the British media.

However, the forward ​defended himself on Instagram - saying that the tattoo is a tribute to his father, who was shot dead during the ​Manchester City star's early childhood.

​​​Fernandinho has since spoken out in defence of Sterling, while another of his City teammates Walker posted pictures of himself behind the camera on a fun photo shoot with his England star and used the caption to take a sly dig at the ovetry critical press.

He captioned the images: "Smile for the camera...but make sure you cover up your tattoos lads"

The tweet has been well received and Walker's tongue-in-cheek comment encouraged some England fans to mock up some fake headlines of their own, while others praised Walker for defending his colleague and friend.

​​The duo will be hoping to link up well together on the pitch, when England host Nigeria in a friendly at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.