Phil Taylor backs Luke Littler to break his record of 16 world titles but says he will have to overcome "Man Utd syndrome" to do it.

Luke Littler needs to overcome Man Utd syndrome to break my record – Phil Taylor - At 17, Littler became the youngest player to win the World Championship at Alexandra Palace earlier this month.

PHIL TAYLOR reckons Luke Littler possesses the same “killer” instinct that Wayne Rooney had when he emerged as a prodigious football talent. And The Power admits his shopping trips are constantly

Luke Littler emerged out of nowhere to win the World Championship earlier this month in what was a remarkable debut year on the PDC tour

Legendary darts player Phil Taylor has backed Luke Littler to beat his record of 16 World Darts Championship titles - but only if he can overcome the 'Manchester United syndrome'. The 17-year-old stunned the sporting world when he became the youngest player to win the world championship after a 7-3 victory over Michael van Gerwen earlier this

Phil Taylor feels Luke Littler needs to overcome Man Utd syndrome to beat his record 16 world titles; Littler crowned youngest darts world champion when he beat Michael van Gerwen in January; watch Pr

Phil Taylor advises Luke Littler to avoid the Man Utd syndrome as he aims for a record 17 World Championship titles.

Luke Littler won his first World Darts Championship earlier this month and the 17-year-old has been widely tipped to break Phil Taylor's record of 16 world titles

Darting icon Phil Taylor has warned Luke Littler he must overcome "Manchester United syndrome" if he wants to break his world championship record

Phil Taylor has joked Luke Littler must overcome “Manchester United syndrome” in order to surpass his lofty record of 16 world titles. The 17-year-old created history as the youngest player to win the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace this month to complete his meteoric rise.