Phil Taylor makes Luke Littler feelings clear as he hits out and likens him to footballer | Other | Sport

“I like his attitude towards the game, I like it because he’s got that little bit of needle when he gets beat. Some people call it cocky, some people call it arrogance, it’s not, it’s nothing to do with that.

“The lad knows his ability, he knows how good he is and he knows he can get better. Believe me, footballers have it, and if you haven’t got it, then you shouldn’t be playing the game. He’s got the perfect attitude, anybody who knocks him is an idiot, they don’t know what they are talking about. He’s a good lad, and he will do well.”

Taylor isn’t the only star to have defended Littler, with several of his rivals praising how the teen has coped with the attention from the wider, as well as the pressure of competing at the very top level.