STEPHEN BUNTING was buzzing to see a Liverpool icon at his hotel this morning.
The star, 40, is in Rotterdam for this week's latest round of action.
Having checked into his hotel in the , Bunting was struck by a familiar face.
The Merseyside-born thrower is a big fan.
So when one of the stars of Istanbul walked past, he was always going to notice.
Having taken a picture with his hero, Bunting posted it on alongside a gushing message.
The Prem favourite wrote: “All the way to Rotterdam and this Liverpool legend Jerzy Dudek staying at the same hotel.
“Not very often I’m star struck.”
Dudek, now 52, played for for five years before joining Liverpool in 2001.
The Pole has been back in Rotterdam reuniting with former team-mates this week.
Having won an Eredivisie title in the Netherlands, Dudek moved to England for a trophy-laden spell at Liverpool.
Dudek won the and with the Reds, while also playing an integral role in their iconic 2005 triumph.
‘s side famously came back from 3-0 down against AC Milan, with Dudek memorably saving Andriy Shevchenko's penalty during the subsequent shootout.
Bunting, meanwhile, is aiming to keep his Premier League Darts hopes alive in Rotterdam this evening.
The Liverpool fan went eight weeks without a win to start the competition, before dramatically ending his drought by .
Last week he was beaten 6-1 by in the quarter-finals, while he will begin his campaign tonight by battling home favourite .
