Wayne Mardle compared Luke Littler to a 'young Michael Van Gerwen' and praised his 'innate ability'... two years before the teenager stunned the world of darts to reach the PDC World Champ final at the Ally Pally

Wayne Mardle predicted Luke Littler's meteoric rise, comparing the darts prodigy to a young Michael Van Gerwen last year, before the Warrington-born teenager took darts by storm.