‘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 perfect leg last month against Mighty Mike in Cardiff.
Littler joined The Overlap crew for a special appearance on the hit podcast Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet.
He took on Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott, Ian Wright, Gary Neville and Roy Keane in a special game of 501.
And the 18-year-old talked all things arrows following his remarkable start to 2025.
Littler beat Van Gerwen 7-3 in the PDC World Championship final in January.
But it was the recent nine-darter in the Premier League that caught Neville’s eye.
Van Gerwen was spotted giving a wry smile 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.”
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Littler revealed he travels with fellow Prem star Nathan Aspinall 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 he barely practices in between tournaments.
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
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.”
Premier League Darts 2025: Dates and venues
Night 1 – Belfast: Humphries beat Dobey 6-1
Night 2 – Glasgow: Littler beat Humphries 6-5
Night 3 – Dublin: Price beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 4 – Exeter: Humphries beat Littler 6-4
Night 5 – Brighton: Littler beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 6 – Nottingham: Price beat Littler 6-3
Night 7 – Cardiff: Littler beat Van Gerwen 6-4
Night 8 – Newcastle: Littler beat Humphries 6-1
Night 9 – Uber Arena, Berlin – Thursday April 3
Night 10 – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday April 10
Night 11 – Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam – Thursday April 17
Night 12 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday April 24
Night 13 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, Thursday May 1
Night 14 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday May 8
Night 15 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 15
Night 16 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 22
Play-Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 29
Littler, 18, is the defending Premier League champion.
And The Nuke has started the current season in incredible form, hitting 100 180s in just eight weeks.
He currently tops the standings with 28 points 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 Littler was speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet