Premier League Darts LIVE RESULTS: Luke Littler vs Luke Humphries latest updates on HUGE opening night

Littler hits back at MVG

Luke Littler hit back at Michael van Gerwen’s taunts by vowing: I can handle the Premier League big boys.

Three-time world champion MVG was asked if he will help protect the youngster.

But the Dutchman, 34, replied: “Of course not. Welcome to the big boys. Those days have gone. He’s not a youth player any more.

“Now you’ve got to battle against each other on the stage, there cannot be any mercy.

“You have to fight for every leg, every game. Everyone plays for themselves.”

What Sir Alex said to Littler

Luke Littler has revealed that he was told to “keep at it” by his idol Sir Alex Ferguson.

The Warrington wonderkid met up with the legendary Scottish Manchester United boss on a recent trip to Old Trafford.

Littler, 17, then went back to meet up with the full squad at their Carrington training ground a week ago.

On Sir Alex the youngster said: “I didn’t really catch much of what he said. But I did hear him say ‘keep at it’."

Premier League Darts is here!

Hello and welcome to Night 1 of the Premier League Darts from Cardiff.

And what an opening night it is! Luke Littler is taking on Luke Humphries in a rematch of their stunning World Darts Championship final from last month.

Humphries emerged the winner on that occasion beating the then 16-year-old Littler who was in his first pro event.

Littler has since won the Bahrain Masters and then finished runner up to Michael van Gerwen in the Dutch Masters.

Also on a stacked bill tonight, Peter Wright is taking on Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price is facing Nathan Aspinall and Michael van Gerwen is playing Michael Smith.

We can't wait! And there is not much longer to with Wright vs Cross kicking things off at 7.10pm.