LUKE LITTLER signed autographs for his hero Wayne Rooney’s children after winning the PDC World Darts Championship final.
Nuke, 17, became the youngest world champion in history with an emphatic display to beat Michael van Gerwen at Ally Pally.
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Luke Littler signed Rooney boys’ replica shirts after winning the darts finalCredit: Sky Sports
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Coleen Rooney took her place in the crowd at Ally PallyCredit: Rex
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She managed to cover herself in beer while filming the celebrationCredit: Instagram
And after his convincing 7-3 victory, Littler took time to meet some of his fans – including some from the Rooney family.
The keen Manchester United supporter – who played darts against some of the Red Devils’ squad at Carrington last year – stopped by the Rooneys’ table.
Littler signed shirts for Klay, 11, Kit, eight, and Cass, four, as all three brothers were dressed in replica purple and yellow Nuke jerseys – two of whom sported fancy headgear.
The boys were joined by mum Coleen – although former England captain Wayne was nowhere to be seen.
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Coleen sported a classy beige T-shirt with gold jewelry.
The I’m A Celebrity star posted a video of her sons’ reactions to Littler’s winning moment on her Instagram story.
A short clip shows them jumping in celebration.
However, Cass’s mirth was momentarily interrupted by his mom screaming loudly in his ear.
But Coleen had a perfectly valid – and very funny – explanation.
She captioned the post, “Amazing night… the kids were buzzing!!
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“Congratulations @lukethenukelittler.
“That’s me screaming and getting beer all over me,” followed by a laughing emoji.
Rooney, who was cut by Plymouth on New Year’s Eve, also shared a picture of Klay on his Instagram story posing with Littler.
He wrote: “What a night for the lads.
“Congratulations @lukethenukelittler.
— Unbelievable.
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Littler shared both posts on his own story – as well as congratulations from Jesse Lingard, Van Gerwen, YouTuber AngryGinge and dozens of friends and family.
Plenty more tweets came from Sir Keir Starmer, Matt Lucas, Justin Rose and footballers John Terry and Harry Maguire.
As well as receiving the Sid Waddell Trophy, Littler also collected £500,000 in prize money and was presented with the Ballon d’Art trophy for scoring the most 180 points in the tournament.
He wasted no time in handing out the cash by handing Brother Leon a wad of bills in the Ally Pally parking lot.
But he insisted he still doesn’t know how he plans to spend his mega cash.
Littler revealed: “There will probably be a big buy when I realize the amount of money I’ve won, but I’ve said it in other interviews, I don’t like to talk about the money, but it’s there.
“It (the trophy) is heavy.
“It’s probably going on the living room floor. To see it there and know it’s mine, I can’t wait.”
Instead, the world No 2 took a look at Phil Taylor’s 16 world champion figure.
Littler added: “If I want 16 then I’m sure I could get it.
“If deep down, if I really want it, then with my abilities, I’m sure I can achieve much more. But I know I’m in this for a long, long time.
“I just want to try to win as many titles as possible this year. I won ten last year.
“I started the year with one. But just try to add to that ten. Maybe win ten, 11 or 12 or even more titles.
“But if I end up in 2025 with nothing, I picked a big one.”
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Littler beat Michael van Gerwen to claim the Sid Waddell Trophy Credit: Reuters
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Wayne posted a picture of his son Klay from LittlerCredit: Instagram
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It was an unforgettable night for Manchester United fans Credit: Sky Sports
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Coleen’s scream made her youngest jump Credit: Instagram
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