David Beckham expressed his love of his four-year-old daughter Harper by getting her name tattooed on his neck – and fans were able to watch along as the tattoo was drawn.

The former footballer had “Harper” inked on his neck in a curled script, along with the words “Pretty Lady”.

He captioned the photo “Hey Pretty Lady” with a love heart, adding: “Just adding to the collection of tattoos that mean so much to me.”

David Beckham with his daughter, Harper
David Beckham with his daughter, Harper (Mark J. Terrill/AP)

Before unveiling the photo of the finished product, the 40-year-old gave his fans the opportunity to watch along, Instagramming a photo of him in the tattooist’s chair and adding: “Check out my new tattoo. Watch it being made on #myeye #DBxmyeye @myeyeapp.”

After the live broadcast, the clip will now be available for 72 hours for MyEye users to view.

David is on a tattooing binge at the moment: just four days ago he had “99″ inked on to a finger, commenting: “99 was a good year for me…”

Back in 1999, he married Victoria, with whom he has four children: Brooklyn, 16; Romeo, 12; Cruz, 10; and little Harper.

It was also the year he helped Manchester United win the treble – the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.

David’s latest tattoos are an addition to his already heavily inked body.

David Beckham models for H&M
David Beckham models items from his H&M range (H&M/PA)