Fans stunned by Liverpool legend's appearance as picture goes viral

But it wasn't just his impressive range of strips that had supporters shocked...

Former Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel became a legend at Anfield during his eight years there between 2008 and 2016.

After signing from Zenit Saint Petersburg for £6.5million, the Slovakian went on to make 320 appearances for the Reds, scoring 18 goals and recording six assists.

But aside from winning the League Cup with Liverpool in 2012 and being famed for him no-nonsense defending, Skrtel also had another defining feature that made him memorable...

His skinhead.

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But now, a snap of Skrtel with his shirt collection, which includes the strips of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, shows he now looks totally different.

Despite being 38, the ex-Fenerbahce star now has more hair then ever.

The photo shows he's grown his hair, which is a dark brown, out on top.

He even rocks a moustache and a beard too - a seriously different vibe to what he went for in his days on Merseyside.

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Fans reacting to the image on X, formerly known as Twitter, couldn't believe it was him.

"Is that skrtel?? Omg I didn't even recognize him at a glance," one wrote.

A second asked: "How does he have this much hair?"

"Can't figure out what's more impressive… Martin Skrtel's shirt collection… Or the fact that Martin Skrtel has hair," a third added.

Skrtel played under current manager Liverpool Jurgen Klopp for just shy of a year, with the German joining in the October of the Slovakian's final season, the 2015/16 campaign.

He also earned 104 caps for Slovakia during his career.

He then hung his boots up last May as he called time on his spell with Slovakian side Spartak Trnava.