Luke Littler to live dream of parading World Darts Championship trophy in front of Man Utd fans on Old Trafford pitch
LUKE LITTLER is set to parade the Sid Waddell Trophy in front of Manchester United fans on the Old Trafford pitch.
Club officials have been speaking with Littler’s team to identify the best match this season for him to walk on the famous turf holding aloft the PDC World Darts Championship.
The best option looks to be the home clash with Brighton on Sunday January 19 – the day after he returns home from a World Series of Darts event in Bahrain.
Littler, 17, has been a United fan all his life and spoke about his desire to show it off to fellow supporters after he beat Michael van Gerwen 7-3 at Ally Pally to win the world title for the first time.
He said: “Obviously, I’d love to take it there.
“If they allow me to, then I am sure I will go to Old Trafford.
“I saw Michael Smith did it with the world title when he went to St Helens rugby league club.”
Twelve months ago – the month in which he lost the 2024 world final to Luke Humphries – he watched a 2-2 draw with Tottenham from the United directors’ box.
On the VIP visit, he met legendary boss Sir Alex Ferguson backstage and posed for a photo.
He has also made trips to the Carrington training ground and took part in a nine-dart challenge with Harry Maguire and Christian Eriksen.
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Since becoming famous, he has spoken about how much he idolised David Beckham growing up and now he is so well-known, the pair exchange direct messages on Instagram.
As a kid, Littler loved to play football – his favourite position was centre-half.
But aged 10, his dad told him to choose between that or the darts as his main sporting aspiration.
In the past, he has received good luck messages from United stars Luke Shaw and Jonny Evans and retired greats Rio Ferdinand and Gary Neville.
Luke Littler prize money breakdown
Here is all the prize money Luke Littler has won so far after being crowned 2025 PDC World Darts Championship winner:
World Championship 2025 – £500,000
World Championship 2024 – £200,000
Grand Slam of Darts 2024 – £150,000
European Tour – £91,000
Player Championships events – £71,500
Players Championship final runner-up – £60,000
UK Open 2023 + 2024 – £17,500
World Matchplay – £10,000
World Grand Prix – £7,500
European Championship – £7,500
(Unranked) Premier League Darts – £315,000
TOTAL: £1.43 million