Man United fan Luke Littler has perfect response to Liverpool boos at Premier League Darts

Manchester United fan Luke Littler responded to boos from Liverpool supporters with a sharp Everton jibe as the Premier League Darts arrived at the MandS Bank Arena.

17-year-old Littler is aiming to extend his remarkable rise in the sport, eyeing qualification for the finals at London's O2 Arena next month. The Nuke entered night 13 in second place in the competition, level on points with reigning world champion Luke Humphries after each had won 15 matches.

The only thing separating them was Humphries' three-night wins. Littler is set to face Gerywyn Price and Nathan Aspinall in the coming two weeks.

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If the Warrington-born talent defeats both, he will be on the brink of qualifying for the May 23 final in the capital. He made significant progress towards this goal by defeating the Welshman 5-3 in the first quarter-final, reports the Liverpool Echo.

Littler has not been reticent in taunting Merseyside recently, following United's clashes with Jurgen Klopp's side in the FA Cup and Premier League. Littler couldn't resist taking a swipe at Reds fans after Amad's late extra-time winner for Erik ten Hag's last month.

During his Premier League Darts debut in Liverpool on Thursday, he was met with jeers from the crowd. However, Littler had the perfect comeback for the critics, signalling '2-0' with his hands after Everton's Merseyside derby win the night before courtesy of goals from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

In an interview with Sky Sports, when questioned about potential backlash from Liverpool fans, he responded: "Like my manager said, expect the worst and if it's not that bad, I'll take it as a