Luke Littler caps off whirlwind month as he fulfils childhood dream as Man Utd’s guest of honour for Tottenham clash

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LUKE LITTLER has fulfilled a childhood ambition today by appearing on the Old Trafford turf.

The darts sensation is the guest of honour for Manchester United’s Premier League clash with Tottenham.

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Luke Littler is a guest of honour for Manchester United’s clash with Tottenham[/caption]
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The 16-year-old was invited to Old Trafford by the club[/caption]
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Littler capped off a whirlwind month by fulfilling his childhood dream[/caption]

The invitation is in recognition of his exceptional darts exploits at Ally Pally over Christmas and New Year when he raced to the final on his debut before losing 7-4 to world No.1 Luke Humphries.

The kebab-loving 16-year-old, who only left school last summer, is a mad keen Utd fan and was given tickets to tour the ground this year by his girlfriend Eloise as a Christmas present.

Growing up, he 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.

During his epic displays at the Worlds – in which he captivated the global sporting public with six successive wins – Littler received good luck messages from United stars Luke Shaw and Jonny Evans and retired greats Rio Ferdinand and Gary Neville.

Following his semi-final win over Rob Cross on January 2, United put out a congratulatory message on their Instagram feed, saying: “We’re right behind you, Luke.”

Before the final defeat to Cool Hand Lane, the darts prodigy revealed that David Beckham – his football hero – had messaged him to wish him good luck in the contest of his life.

The former Red Devils and England icon told the Warrington-born ace “Once a red, always a red” and his son Romeo was among the 2,100 punters who watched live the finale in North London on January 3.

The wonderkid will be in action this week at a World Series of Darts event in Bahrain.

On February 1, he will appear in Cardiff in the first night of the gruelling 17-week Premier League.

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The darts sensation is a lifelong United fan[/caption]
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His girlfriend Eloise bought him tickets for an Old Trafford stadium tour for Christmas[/caption]
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