Luke Littler to parade World Championship trophy at Man Utd vs Brighton but won’t give flops pep talk before clash

LUKE LITTLER volition parade the Sid Waddell Trophy connected Sunday successful beforehand of Manchester United fans connected the Old Trafford pitch.

The Nuke – the sport’s youngest satellite champion aged 17 – volition beryllium impermanent of honour for the Premier League clash with Brighton.

The Warrington ace, a semipermanent Man Utd fan, volition amusement disconnected the silverware, which helium won connected January 3 by beating Michael van Gerwen successful the Ally Pally final, to the 75,000-strong assemblage astatine half-time.

It has been moved from pre-game to debar a clash with the affectional tributes to erstwhile United and Scotland striker Denis Law, who died connected Friday aged 84.

Littler is not acceptable to spot Ruben Amorim’s players earlier the crippled against the Seagulls nor springiness immoderate squad talks but helium is acceptable to conscionable with them post-match.

On Tuesday, he volition crook 18 and past a fewer days later, helium volition question to Den Bosch successful Holland for the two-day Dutch Darts Masters.

The satellite No.2 flew location connected Saturday from the Middle East after losing to Gerwyn Price successful the quarter-finals of the Bahrain Darts Masters.

Twelve months agone – the period successful which helium mislaid the 2024 satellite last to Luke Humphries – helium watched a 2-2 gully with Tottenham from the United directors’ box.

On the VIP visit, helium met legendary brag Sir Alex Ferguson backstage and posed for a photo.

He has besides made trips to the Carrington grooming crushed and took portion successful a nine-dart situation with United players Harry Maguire and Christian Eriksen.

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Meanwhile, Phil 'The Power' Taylor has likened Littler to a Red Devils legend.

The darts fable believes that Littler's achievements astatine his tender property are comparable to that of Wayne Rooney.

He told SunSport: “Luke has a tremendous temperament. He’s a cracking small lad. For a 17-year-old, he’s brilliant.

“Honestly I person ne'er seen thing similar him. Apart from Wayne Rooney.

“I tin spot parallels. They travel crossed arsenic really nice people, which they are. But erstwhile they’re connected that transportation oregon the dartboard, they are killers! There’s nary stopping them.

“You person to spell retired and bushed him. You cannot expect them to play atrocious against you. Because they won’t.”