Luke Littler admits he was inspired to win the latest Premier League Darts tournament after his beloved Manchester United lost 4-3 to Chelsea.

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• Man United lose 4-3 away at Chelsea
• Red Devils led 3-2 until 100th minute
• Littler uses loss to inspire him to darts win

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  United looked like they were heading to victory but two goals in the 100th and 101st minute respectively from Cole Palmer, to complete his hat-trick, ensured Chelsea came away with all three points on Thursday night. Following the agonising defeat at Stamford Bridge, United fan Littler, 17, said that setback fuelled him to glory in the Premier League Darts tournament in Manchester later that night.

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• WHAT LUKE LITTLER SAID

  After backing up his Premier League Darts win in Belfast last week, Littler told on Thursday: “We were watching backstage, we [Man Utd] were winning 3-2 and we conceded a penalty and Cole Palmer scored and then he scored again. I was in a bad mood, I was like: ‘I’m winning this now’. It gave me motivation. There were a few Manchester United fans on the walkout so I was glad to win.”

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  While Littler is now top of the eight-player darts tournament over the course of 2024, his beloved United are struggling this season and their feint Champions League qualification hopes may be over as they are 11 points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa. Moreover, manager Erik ten Hag is under huge pressure to keep his job after an underwhelming campaign.

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