Luke Littler beaten by Michael van Gerwen after Liverpool quarter-final collapse

Manchester United fan Littler was booed on to the stage at the M&S Bank Arena.

Luke Littler was beaten 6-5 by Michael van Gerwen in Liverpool. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA

Luke Littler threw away the chance to silence the baying Liverpool crowd by collapsing against Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals of the Premier League.

Littler, booed on to stage at the M&S Bank Arena owing to his allegiance to Manchester United, looked like he would let his darts do the talking as he surged into a 4-0 lead in a race to six legs in his opening match on night 12.