Littler: I'm doing Old Trafford tour after World Championship final!

It's been a whirlwind few weeks for 16-year-old Luke Littler, who finished as runner-up in the PDC World Darts Championship final at Alexandra Palace in London on Wednesday.

The darts sensation, who comes from Runcorn in Cheshire, is a huge Manchester United supporter. And after his breakthrough tournament, narrowly missing out on becoming the youngest ever darts world champion, he is looking forward to doing a stadium tour at Old Trafford.

"[For Christmas] I got stuff for my Xbox, a controller, some gift cards and two tickets for the Manchester United stadium tour," he said.

"So I will do that after the Worlds. I've never done the tour before, just watched a few games there."

In an interview with BBC Sport Manchester, Littler added: "Obviously, I've got a lot of followers now. I've had a message off Luke Shaw from United, Rio Ferdinand. I had a message off Gary Neville and Jonny Evans before my game against Barney (Raymond van Barneveld).

"So it's just crazy. People who I've looked up to, especially my club, Manchester United, wishing me luck."

Fans from everywhere

Not only has Littler got plenty of supporters from Man Utd, he has been pictured with Arsenal players Aaron Ramsdale and Declan Rice.

Crossing the north London divide, Littler was also a guest of Tottenham Hotspur's James Maddison, who celebrates his goals by pretending to throw darts, for Spurs' match against AFC Bournemouth on Sunday.