Football star Robbie Savage has managed to injure his thigh muscle, while practising his first routine for this weekend’s Strictly Come Dancing live show.

However, Savage has promised to “grit his teeth” and get on with rehearsals, as he doesn’t want to let his dance partner Ola Jordan  down.

Savage has also found himself being teased by his  footie pals and one friend, Lee Dixon, joked:

“Man up, Savage, you’re not chasing Vieira now!”

Robbie has also recently admitted that he finds the constant dancing “draining”.