‘That’s Michael for you’ – Luke Littler takes dig at Premier League Darts rival after Gary Neville spots awkward moment

LUKE LITTLER has sent a cheeky dig towards Michael van Gerwen – after landing an epic Premier League nine-darter.

The reigning PDC world champion, 18, produced a against Mighty Mike in Cardiff.

joined The Overlap crew for a special appearance on the hit podcast Stick to Football, brought to you bySky Bet.

He took on , Jill Scott, Ian Wright, and Roy Keane in a special game of 501.

And the 18-year-old talked all things arrows following his

Littler in the PDC World Championship final in January.

But it was the recent nine-darter in the that caught Neville's eye.

Van Gerwen was spotted and then a frown after Littler produced the moment of magic on March 20.

Neville said: “Van Gerwen, he didn't look that happy about it, did he?”

A laughing Littler cheekily responded: “That's Michael for you.”

Littler revealed he travels with fellow Prem star and Chris Dobey as they share the same management team.

But his relationship with The Green Machine remains purely business.

He continued: “We'll talk in the practice room and have banter.

“Try and get into each other's heads a little bit.

“We throw for the bull to see who goes first in the match. He always asks, ‘You want 3? You want 6 darts?'.

“I go, ‘We'll have 9, Michael'. Because that's what we have every time. And I always win.”

Littler also revealed that .

The Nuke added: “Some people like to practice a lot, but I barely practice during the week.

“I was being honest the other week in my interview about not picking up a dart from the previous tournament.

“We have the Premier League on a Thursday and usually, we’re then flying somewhere on the Friday for an international tournament, so you’re playing Thursday to Sunday.

“On Monday and Tuesday, we tend to have pro tours and then back to the Premier League on a Thursday. My practice is playing in these tournaments every week.”

Littler, 18, is the defending Premier League champion.

And The Nuke has started the current season in incredible form, .

He currently ahead of Thursday's night in Berlin.

Littler said: “I never really say I’m the best in the world, but I am performing at a really good level at the moment.

“I'm sitting comfortably at the top of the table now, so hopefully I should be even more settled going into the next few weeks.”

Luke Littlerwas speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you bySky Bet