Luke Littler has ‘gorgeous’ nine-darter hit towards him on his dwelling night time by Gerywn Price

Luke Littler’s homecoming Premier League night saw a nine-darter hit against him by Gerywn Price as the Welshman rallied against the home support from the Manchester crowd

Luke Littler had a nine-darter hit against him by Gerywn Price in the Premier League.

The world champion appeared in his home Premier League night in Manchester, hailing from just 20 miles away in Warrington.

Littler rushed into a dominant lead but Price showed just how quickly the Premier League can change as he pinned an incredible nine dart finish.

Needing 141 to complete the perfect leg, the Welshman hit T19 and T20 before pinning D12 to send the crowd into jubilant celebration.

Fans reacted to the brilliant leg on social media, with one user labelling the finish “stunning”. A second dubbed Price’s leg “incredible”. While a third added: “The smirk on his face… WE ALL KNEW IT WAS GOING.”

After hitting the leg, Price made the score 5-2 and proceeded to share a hug and a joke with Littler on stage, seeing the teenager burst out into laughter.

And it was Littler who had the final laugh, as he wrapped up the match with a 6-3 victory to reach the semi-final.

‘The Nuke’ joins his fellow hometown hero Nathan Aspinall in the final four. Aspinall will play Michael van Gerwen in the first semi-final, with Littler to renew his rivalry with world No.1 Luke Humphries after he demolished Stephen Bunting 6-1.

Littler’s victory ended a run of six games without a win against Price – marking his first win over Gezzy in 312 days, dating back to the Premier League last April.

The match was a closer affair in the stats though, as Price was narrowly edged out on the averages, with 103.47 to Littler’s 103.93. Price also scored five 180s compared to Littler’s one.