Phil Taylor believes Luke Littler has ‘created a monster for himself’ because his rivals will ‘get the hump’ and be hunting him down. The 17-year-old has shot to superstardom thanks to his exploits on the oche,

Luke Littler won his first World Darts Championship earlier this month and the 17-year-old has been widely tipped to break Phil Taylor's record of 16 world titles

Luke Littler has set his sights on becoming the most successful darts player ever after becoming the sport’s youngest world champion at age 17.

Phil Taylor backs Luke Littler to break his record of 16 world titles but says he will have to overcome "Man Utd syndrome" to do it.

Darting icon Phil Taylor has warned Luke Littler he must overcome "Manchester United syndrome" if he wants to break his world championship record

Legendary darts player Phil Taylor has backed Luke Littler to beat his record of 16 World Darts Championship titles - but only if he can overcome the 'Manchester United syndrome'. The 17-year-old stunned the sporting world when he became the youngest player to win the world championship after a 7-3 victory over Michael van Gerwen earlier this