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Diehard Manchester United fan The Nuke earned an invite to their home Premier League clash with Brighton last month.
The Red Devils lost 3-1 on an emotional occasion for the club as legend Denis Law had passed away days earlier, aged 84.
Littler, 18, became darts’ youngest world champion by beating Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the Ally Pally final at the start of this year.
And celebrating at half-time with fellow United fans was special.
He said: “It was probably one of the best moments of my life and will live with me for ever.
“I was scheduled to parade the trophy before kick-off but Denis Law had passed away. There was an empty seat there where Denis would have sat on matchday.
“I sat behind Sir Alex Ferguson and was chatting to him for a bit, which was good. It’s one of the best things I have ever done.”
At United — suffering one of their worst-ever top-flight seasons — there is enormous scrutiny on the players to perform every week.
Littler, who boasts 1.8million Instagram followers, knows what that pressure feels like and has a target on his back now at the oche.
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Asked if he had any advice for United’s young stars on coping with fame and fortune, he said: “I just don’t listen to social media — that’s one of the big things.
“In the football world, it’s totally different. You have to keep your head down. When it’s a darts game, you are on your own. When it’s United, you have a whole team around you, so must stick together.”
The world No 2 travels to Belfast today for tomorrow’s opening night of the Premier League Darts.
This is the start of 16 consecutive Thursday nights of action involving eight top players.
The head-to-heads are spread across seven countries before the play-offs at London’s O2 on week 17.
And the defending champion’s quarter-final opponent in Northern Ireland is Van Gerwen, who will be …
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