- Luke Littler has revealed how he accidentally ignored the Man United legend
- The darts world champion is a huge Red Devils’ fan and admirer of Beckham
- Littler endured a whirlwind 12 months on his way to becoming world champion
Luke Littler has revealed how he accidentally snubbed David Beckham during an awkward social media exchange after the England and Manchester United legend reached out to the darts prodigy.
The 17-year-old’s superstar stock reached new heights at the start of the year as he triumphed against Michael van Gerwen to become the youngest-ever PDC world champion.
Littler boosted his already-astonishing career earnings with another £500,000 after triumphing at Alexandra Palace while his image away from the game also continued to grow.
Sporting royalty and elite footballers Littler has grown up idolising are amongst those the darts champion now finds himself rubbing shoulders with following a whirlwind 12 months.
Littler became a household name last year after previously starring in his magical run to the world final against Luke Humphries during his rookie year in the competition and has been influential in raising the profile of the sport.
The self-confessed die-hard Man United supporter has already become a familiar face around the club’s first-team stars and is also attracting praise from legends of the game.
Luke Littler has revealed how he accidentally snubbed Man United legend David Beckham
Beckham gave Littler a six-word message after being inadvertently ignored by the darts star
Littler’s social media presence has boomed since his first championship appearance at just 16
Beckham appears to have kept a eye on Littler’s rise to becoming a sporting hero in England, but the darts star has revealed how he first accidentally ignored the England and Premier League icon.
‘It was during the world championships but I didn’t even see it in my requests,’ Littler told The Sun when recounting his social media gaffe with Beckham.
‘I follow him but I didn’t see it.
‘My sister was checking everything to see if anyone had got in contact during the worlds and she found it,’ Littler added.
The hilarious interaction didn’t stop Beckham from reaching out again as he was among those to offer their immediate congratulations to Littler following his title win over Van Gerwen.
He went on to reveal that, once the pair did get in contact with one another, Beckham delivered a six-word message to the teenage sensation.
‘Once a Red, always a Red,’ Beckham told Littler, according to the 17-year-old.
Littler’s social media presence has boomed since his first championship appearance at just 16, and now with over 1.6m followers on Instagram is attracting greater interest than ever.
The teenager, who is a die-hard Manchester United fan, has long been an admirer of Beckham
Beckham was amongst those that first requested to follow Littler during the chaos of his first World Championship run and the Warrington-born arrow thrower claimed he accidentally snubbed one of the world’s biggest celebrities.
The teenage sensation dominated three-time champion van Gerwen in a 7-3 win to lift the Sid Waddell Trophy and will begin the defence of his Premier League crown next month.
