Video: Martin Skrtel becomes a tattoo artist for the day

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The Liverpool star chipped in for a good cause as a brave fan volunteered to be tattooed by the inexperienced artist.

By Adrian Collins

Skrtel and Agger are easily the most tattooed centre back pairing in the Premiership, and today the Slovakian started his training for a career after football by getting involved in tattooing a fan.

The event took place at the Royal Ink tattoo parlour in Liverpool, where 96 volunteers pledged to get tattoos to raise money for the Hillsborough families. Barry Nicholls, who was the lucky fan getting Skrtel's handiwork, was also caught a little bit off guard when Martin admitted he had never drawn any before.

Although his defensive partner, Daniel Agger, is a dab hand as an artist and has even done some of his own ink, Skrtel admitted that he probably wouldn't be trying it out again.

Good news for the rest of the dressing room then, who he might have practiced his skills on...