SKY SPORTS darts commentator Mark Webster went “all Roy Keane” during Luke Littler’s World Championship win over Stephen Bunting.
Teen sensation Littler booked his place in the PDC final against Michael van Gerwen following a 6-1 thrashing against Bunting.
But despite so much being on the line at Ally Pally, there was a lot of mutual respect between the two players.
The tie was full of fist bumps and hand shakes and at one point former Welsh player Webster said: “That’s all a bit much.
“This is a World Championship semi-final. Maybe I’m being a bit harsh.”
It led fans to compare Webster to no-nonsense football pundit Keane.
One said: “Mark Webster has gone all Roy Keane just then on comms.
“But I agree with him this whole fist bumping etc constantly is a little annoying now.
Another added: Bunting too pally with Littler. Agree with Mark Webster, semi final of a world championship can’t be doing fist bumping with the opponent.
Littler had a similarly respectful quarter-final against close friend Nathan Aspinall – but things will be different against Van Gerwen.
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He said: “You could look at it that way. Obviously, if we win a set, we are not going to fistbump each other.
“But that’s what I did with Stephen and Nathan. We are good friends. The first set was close. I went 2-0 up, all of a sudden it’s 2-2.
“I had to hold throw, which I did. But yeah, I am so glad I went 4-0 up and I settled really well.”
Littler admitted to enjoying a bit of tension up on the darts stage.
He said: “I’ll prefer it and I don’t at the same time. Me and Nathan after a set, we gave each other a fistbump.
“Me and Stephen did the same. When I went into the 4-0 lead I didn’t think he would do it again, then he won the set and I had to do it to him.
“Me and Nathan and me and Stephen are really good mates. When we win a set, we do what we do.
“But as soon as the referee says ‘game on’ that is when it is game on.”
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