Little bid to be one in a million

LUKE'S GAME FOR TOP JOB AGAIN

- BY MIKE WALTERS

IN THE parallel universes of a boy king, Luke Littler has been sacked twice by Manchester United and paraded the holy grail in front of the Stretford End.

Luke the Nuke conquered the world at 17 years and 347 days on the oche, but glory playing Football Manager on his games console has been a tougher nut to crack.

As manager of his beloved United, Littler was fired by the Red Devils for being fifth in January one season and fifth in February in his second ‘reign at the Theatre of Dreams.

If the adage about life imitating art is true, Ruben Amorim is sailing dangerously close to the wind.

But when His Nukeship begins the defence of his PDC World Championship against Lithuanian slowcoach Darius Labanauskas tonight, the odds-on favourite will bear no mental scars from his misadventures on the Xbos.

And the world No.1 fancies an encore after taking a lap of honour with the Sid Waddell Trophy at Old Trafford last January.