Luke Littler could be set for boos and jeers at this week’s Premier League Darts.

Luke Littler will be well aware that a hostile reception awaits him in Liverpool this week as he attempts to claim another Premier League Darts win. The 17-year-old will open Thursday’s action against Gerwyn Price in an attempt to bounce back from the previous week’s quarter-final exit to Michael Smith.

Littler has never hidden his allegiance to United, watching a match at Old Trafford this year where he met legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson at their 2-2 draw with Tottenham in January, before spending the day at their training ground to have a game of darts with the squad.

“Unbelievable, I met Sir Alex Ferguson and got him to sign my top for me. I had a chat with him and I was with [boxer] Tommy Fury as well,” he told MUTV. “It was good to get me in a quite good seat and I actually wore some decent clothes for once, instead of just trackies!”

Littler also revealed that he hoped to one day parade the World Championship trophy at Old Trafford, though such comments and jibes at Liverpool are unlikely to endear him to Thursday’s crowd.