Jordon Ibe is excited going into the season with new club Bournemouth.

Ibe, who says he would have been a maths teacher had he not been a professional footballer, says similarities between former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers and Eddie Howe attracted him to Cherries.

He told the Daily Echo: “The manager at Liverpool told me Eddie Howe had showed interest and not being in the Europa League and Champions League there would be limited chances for me to play.

“I thought coming here would be the best move for me. The manager here has the same philosophy as Brendan and I like the way they play football.

“I like passing football and there are a lot of young players here so I thought it would be great for me to mix with new talent. Every training session is different. There is a lot of attacking play for the attackers and movement pattern, which I love.

“He will walk through training and stop and start and that's what I had been doing at Liverpool with Brendan. It gives you confidence. If we are doing something wrong, he stops, shows us what to do and gives us another chance."