By “I’d love to see Luke Littler do well and his first-round game with Michael is worthy of the final.
“But young Luke is winding up on social media about all the places where he’s beaten Van Gerwen in the past – and that might make him angry.
“If I was in Luke’s shoes, I’d keep quiet and let him think about it, let him do the worrying.
“But with Michael, if you poke the bear he might get angry.
“They’re both fantastic players and Michael has won it three times already.
“But there’s no doubt there are players who want to bring Luke down a peg or two.
“Rivalry is great for darts because it sells tickets and it makes viewers tune in on Sky.
“Like people wanted to watch Benn and Eubank fight but the kid has got to be careful.
“Don’t get carried away, go up there and do your job, take home the prize money, pay the taxman his share and enjoy it.”
Phil Taylor
