Ruben Amorim ‘urges Man United stars to use Luke Littler as inspiration’ ahead of Liverpool clash at Anfield in ‘stirring speech’
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- Littler became the youngest ever winner of the World Darts Championship on Friday
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Ruben Amorim has reportedly called on his Manchester United stars to channel their inner Luke Littler ahead of their trip to Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.
United face the daunting task of stunning the title favorites after a run of five defeats in their last six league games.
The challenge is even more overwhelming when you consider that Liverpool have only lost one match all season, but form is often lost when these two meet, such as in the FA Cup quarter-final in March, which United won 4-3 .
Littler, who defeated Michael van Gerwen 7-3 to lift the World Darts Championship trophy, is a United fan and was invited to watch the team training last January.
A year later, Amorim hopes his tenacious spirit can do his team a favor as they try to stop the rot.
A source said this the sun: ‘He (Amorim) wants the team to channel the same confidence that Luke showed in Friday’s world final.
Ruben Amorim has urged his Man United stars to take inspiration from Luke Littler in their clash with Liverpool
United fan Littler won the Darts World Cup final on Friday and is keen to show off his silverware at Old Trafford
Harry Maguire posted his congratulations for the 17-year-old sensation on social media
“Luke was unstoppable because he was determined to win. The players must show the same courage against Liverpool.
‘They are all quite close to Luke and know that the win against Liverpool would be the most memorable weekend for their most famous fan.’
David Beckham was among the names to message Littler in the aftermath of his record-breaking win over three-time world champion Van Gerwen.
The 17-year-old from Warrington also received congratulations from Harry Maguire, who wrote: ‘Ridiculous. Congratulations Luke the Nuke.”
Littler will be hoping he can parade the Sid Waddell Trophy at Old Trafford in a brutal performance against Liverpool after beating Reds fan Stephen Bunting in the semi-final.
He said: ‘If they let me, I’m sure I’ll go to Old Trafford.
‘Yes [it’s an honour] I’m glad I beat Stephen [Bunting] yesterday as I’m pretty sure he was going to take it to Anfield this weekend.’
Littler beat Bunting 6-1 in the semi-final on Thursday evening, but ‘The Bullet’s’ Reds are performing a lot better than ‘The Nuke’s’ United, with Arne Slot’s men five points clear at the top of the Premier League with two games in the match. hand.
Littler was invited to watch United train last January and now Amorim hopes he can help
United have lost five of their last six Premier League games and are 14th in the table
Bunting had previously indicated he wanted to take the trophy to Anfield if he won it.
‘I don’t want to leave it [the fans] down,” he said. ‘We can do this, we really can. At Anfield we always say the crowd is like the twelfth man, and it’s no different here. These fans can take me anywhere. This year it will be a Bunting wonderland.
‘It would be a dream come true [to take trophy to Anfield]. It would be even more fantastic if we played against Man United, that would be incredible.”
Instead, it is Littler who can show off the trophy to his fellow United supporters after breaking Van Gerwen’s record as the youngest ever world champion.
In the aftermath of his victory, he signed the replica shirts of Wayne Rooney’s children with his signature.