Darts sensation Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler, 16, poses with forgotten Man United star as he continues to enjoy his stunning run into the last-16 at DC World Championships after guaranteeing himself £35,000

Teen doctor sensation Luke Littler continued to revel in his incredible run to the last 16 of the PDC World Championship by posing with a forgotten Man United star.

'The Nuke' has been one of the biggest stories of the competition to date, leaving fans in awe of his confident performances after comfortably beating Canada's Matt Campbell 4-1 in his latest victory to continue his fairytale journey at Ally Pally to continue.

The 16-year-old is now the youngest player to reach the last 16 of the tournament and has become a cult hero among those in attendance.

Victory means Littler has guaranteed themselves prize money of £35,000, with the legendary competition's quarter-finalists earning £50,000 if they are sent home before the last four.

As Littler soaked up his success, he posted a photo of himself hanging out with a Manchester United outcast after another confident performance.

He called United midfielder Donny van de Beek a 'legend' after beating Matt Campbell

The teenager posed next to forgotten midfielder Donny van de Beek and called him a 'legend' after posting the photo on Instagram.

Van de Beek has found life at Old Trafford tough since signing from Ajax for £39million in 2020 – and this season has made just one appearance off the bench in the Premier League, playing the final two minutes in a 1-0 home game. loss to Crystal Palace in September.

His only other appearance also came against Palace in the Carabao Cup last week, where he played the final 19 minutes of a 3-0 win.

Van de Beek was able to put his difficult period behind him as he enjoyed an evening of darts to see Littler in action.

Van de Beek has had a difficult period at Old Trafford and is out of favor under Erik ten Hag

Littler, 16, was one of the league's biggest stories after stunning fans with his confident performances

The kebab-loving teenager showed no nerves as he raced to a two-set lead against Campbell, winning both to love.

Littler has been the story of the tournament so far and although Campbell was able to avoid a whitewash by winning a set for 3-1, Littler held his nerve with some clinical finishes to reach the fourth round.

The teenager, who was greeted with chants of 'You have school tomorrow' as he walked to the stage, loved the crowd and now awaits a mouthwatering clash with one of the sport's heavyweights.

The winner of the world championship will be in with a chance of winning a staggering £500,000 reward, which is the total prize money for the past four years.