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.

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

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

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 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.