- Luke Littler was beaten by Luke Humphries in the semi-finals of the night 10
- Nathan Aspinall came from 3-0 to beat Humphries 6-4 in the final
- The legend of Manchester United Wayne Rooney was present in Manchester
Wayne Rooney was present for the Night 10 of the Premier League darts, but the huge fan of Manchester United, Luke Littler, had one night to forget in front of the legend of the Red Devils.
And it was a Mancunian who was triumphant in Manchester while Nathan Aspinall turned upside down the chances of winning his first night of this year’s tournament.
Littleler started the evening when he finished his round of six consecutive defeats against Gerwyn Price (6-3) despite the Welshman managing a superb Darter.
However, the 17-year-old was beaten 6-4 in the semi-finals by former rival Luke Humphries, who exploded Stephen Bunting 6-1 with an average of 118.43 in his first match.
Cool Hand Luke was unable to go to the end, while Aspinall was recovering from 3-0 in the final, winning six of the seven legs following to win the victory and draw a huge roar of the crowd at AO arena.
Rooney was part of the 12,500 closed window crowds and seemed to take the opportunity when he cut a low profile in a baseball cap on a VIP table.
Nathan Aspinall won at night first League darts in Manchester
The legend of Manchester United Wayne Rooney was present Ao Arena to watch the action
The Manchester United fan, Luke Littler, had an evening to forget when leaving in the semi-finals
The 39 -year -old man knows one thing or two about the bursting of the scene at the age of 16 like Littleler, having done the same with Everton at the start of his football career.
Rooney and Littler previously played FIFA with each on an online flow for fans and seem to have a good relationship.
Littleler was seen sign autographs for the sons of Rooney after his epic victory at the world dart championships at the Palace Alexandra in London in January.
The former manager of Plymouth Argyle went to his Instagram to share a snapshot of one of his sons, Klay, 11, meeting the new world champion, writing: “ what evening for guys. Congratulations Luke. Amazing.’
Littleler remains at the top of the classification of the first league darts despite a disappointing night which allowed Humphries to classify second to fill the difference at five points, while Epinall settles in the first four.
“I had the feeling that I was going to do the final a few days ago,” said Aspinall after his victory. “Getting out in mind is an incredible feeling.
“I have never felt so nervous at the end, honest towards God, I cannot say what I thought or felt. It was the six or seven most nervous darts that I have ever launched.
Aspinall looks delighted after winning a brilliant victory on the lawn at home in Manchester
“I just wanted to win so much for this crowd, the support they have given me in recent years.
“It was incredible and they came out of the thousands to support me, I wanted to win for them. Fortunately, he missed a 170 and I won.
“It was the perfect final for me to win right?” It was not comfortable. I went 3-0 and returned to win 6-4. It’s my career, isn’t it?
