Watch Robbie Williams break down in tears for the Manchester victims

Robbie Williams was helped by 50,000 of his Manchester fans last night after he struggled to get through his song Angels.

The British singer dedicated his hit song to the victims of the Manchester Arena attack while performing at the city's Etihad Stadium.

A Twitter user uploaded a video of Williams breaking down in front of the huge crowd which then all began to sing the song for him instead.

Williams is set to perform in Manchester again this weekend after it was confirmed he'll reunite with his hit 90s boy band Take That for Ariana Grande's benefit concert.

The concert, which will be broadcast live at 4am AEST on Monday morning, will be held at the Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester and is expected to include performances from Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Coldplay, Niall Horan and Little Mix.

The city is still recovering from the attack that saw suicide bomber Salman Abidi detonate an explosive after Ariana Grande's concert on May 22.

• This article was first published on nzherald.co.nz and is republished here with permission.