Man Utd fan Luke Littler delivers verdict on Ruben Amorim with Liverpool dig

Darts wonderkid has fired a cheeky dig at after his beloved appointed as their new manager.

Littler, 17, has revealed that he was along one of the 6,400 people who tracked on Monday, as the boss finalised his move. Amorim has , replacing after .

United continue to languish 13th in the table during the final international break until March, with ex-striker having steadied the ship as caretaker. But now Amroim is in charge just six months after the highly-rated coach was and also held talks with .

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Currently competing at the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton, Littler was asked for his opinion on the Red Devils' new boss and claimed that Amorim rejected the chance to succeed as Liverpool manager. "I was, on the little flight radar. It was the No.1 tracked flight with like 6,400 people," the teenage sensation told .

"I've been focusing on both... mostly this! I don't know whether he is going to do a job, but we've got him in for some reason. Obviously, he didn't want to go to last season or West Ham either, so he chose us."

Littler grew up supporting United and following his rapid rise to fame during last year's , the 17-year-old was invited to meet the Red Devils' first-team squad at Carrington. Littler was also treated to a VIP seat in January for their 2-2 draw with at Old Trafford, where he met .

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Littler made sure that his focus was on facing the Philippines' Lourence Ilagan on Tuesday after winning his opening two group games in the Grand Slam. Before walking up to the oche, he said: "I can just play with absolute freedom tonight, I know I could get an even better leg difference. Try to get another good average in, and hopefully it will be three out of three."

He did just that, beating Ilagan 5-3 to finish top of Group F and book his place in the last 16. He'll now face Belgium's Mike De Decker.

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