Manchester United fans were surprised by a joke at their team’s expense during Sky Sports’ darts coverage.
The Premier League Darts event took place in Exeter, where Luke Littler was competing.
Littler reached the final but lost to Luke Humphries, after winning his first match against Stephen Bunting.
Despite feeling unwell, the 18-year-old Littler achieved a high average score of 112.34.
Littler won 6-3, even though Bunting also played well with an average of 104.
Bunting appeared disheartened as Littler impressively hit TEN 180s in the match.
Commentator Stuart Pyke and Wayne Mardle were commentating for Sky Sports.
Mardle said the Premier League Darts format was very demanding.
Pyke then joked, comparing the pressure in darts to football, saying, "There is no Manchester United to relieve the pressure in this Premier League."
Mardle laughed and added, "For anyone offended by that we’re sorry".
One fan on social media platform X commented: "Man United even catching strays at the darts, can’t catch a break."
Another fan joked about not being able to avoid jokes about Man Utd even while watching darts, expressing frustration with the team’s situation.
Luke Littler, the new world champion, is known to be a big Manchester United supporter.
He showed off his trophy at Old Trafford after his 7-3 victory over Michael van Gerwen last month.
However, Manchester United’s performance this year is not as successful as Littler’s recent achievements.
Despite Ruben Amorim becoming manager in November, Manchester United is currently in the lower half of the Premier League.
Premier League Darts 2025: Dates and venues
Night 1 – Belfast: Humphries beat Dobey 6-1
Night 2 – Glasgow: Littler beat Humphries 6-5
Night 3 – Dublin: Price beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 4 – Westpoint Exeter – Thursday February 27
Night 5 – The Brighton Centre – Thursday March 6
Night 6 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham – Thursday March 13
Night 7 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff – Thursday March 20
Night 8 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle – Thursday March 27
Night 9 – Uber Arena, Berlin – Thursday April 3
Night 10 – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday April 10
Night 11 – Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam – Thursday April 17
Night 12 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday April 24
Night 13 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, Thursday May 1
Night 14 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday May 8
Night 15 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 15
Night 16 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 22
Play-Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 29
However, Amorim did congratulate Littler on his World Championship win.
Littler mentioned on the Tops and Tales darts podcast that he received a video message from Amorim congratulating him on his world championship victory, which he was not expecting.
