Olly Murs winced in pain as he hobbled off the Soccer Aid pitch at Manchester's Etihad Stadium on Saturday after an injury caused him to call it a day.
The singer, 37, made the difficult decision to step away and allow for rapper Aitch to take his place following an old leg wound which was playing up.
As the captain of the match, he had been invited by his pal and former collaborator Robbie Williams who had organised the event in aid of UNICEF.
Oh no! Olly Murs winced in pain as he hobbled off the Soccer Aid pitch as an old injury played up... after he underwent leg surgery following stage accident last month
Frustrating: 'Olly actually had surgery three or four weeks ago,' announced a commentator
He was joined by a star-studded line-up including the likes of Heart FM's Mark Wright, TV presenter Joel Dommett and Love Island's Kem Cetinay.
'Aitch is going to replace Olly Murs. Olly actually had surgery three or four weeks ago,' announced a commentator.
'He had a bit of floating bone which attacked his knee and he had to have that removed surgically and as a result of that was only ever going to play for about 15 minutes tonight.'
Agonising: The singer, 37, made the difficult decision to step away and allow for rapper Aitch to take his place following an old wound which was playing up
Centre of attention: As the captain of the match, he had been invited by his pal and former collaborator Robbie Williams who had organised the event in aid of UNICEF
Last month, the Troublemaker hitmaker revealed that he has undergone surgery on his leg in an Instagram video from his hospital bed.
The Voice UK coach explained that during a recent gig in Newmarket, a fragment of bone managed to lodge itself to the back of his knee, landing him in hospital.
Telling fans: 'It's been a mad 72 hours', Olly admitted that he initially 'thought the worst' after worrying he had 'done his knee again'. He also shared a photo of two small bones that had been removed from his knee.
On the mend: Last month, the Troublemaker hitmaker revealed that he has undergone surgery on his leg in an Instagram video from his hospital bed
Wearing his hospital gown, the star
