Darts star Luke Littler and Brentford striker Neal Maupay engaged in an Easter Sunday tussle on social media.
Maupay got here on instead in Brentford’s dramatic draw with Manchester United – whom Littler helps – on Saturday and have become embroiled in a scuffle with Scott McTominay.
The 27-year-old Frenchman posted an image of the incident, exhibiting Scotland star McTominay grabbing his shirt, on Instagram with the caption: “This fan is desperate for my shirt.”
Littler responded to an article protecting Maupay’s put up by writing on Instagram: “Talks more than he scores.”
Not content material to let the 17-year-old world championship runner-up, who gained his first evening of the Premier League in Belfast on Thursday, have the ultimate phrase, Maupay took to X to hit again.
Maupay posted a clip of Littler celebrating, writing “Talk about a big fish”, suggesting he had reeled Littler in and making reference to Littler’s famend 170 checkouts – identified in darts as ‘the large fish’.
The Brentford striker is so stranger to social media shenanigans, participating in a disagreement with James Maddison earlier this season after the Brentford ahead mocked the Tottenham midfielder’s purpose celebration.
Maddison informed TNT Sports activities: “He’s not scored enough goals of his own to have his own celebration so he’s copied mine.”
Maddison’s feedback irked Maupay, who responded on Instagram after the sport mocking his opponent’s relegation with Leicester final season.
The Frenchman wrote: “Gutted we couldn’t get the win. More goals and less relegations in my career than James Maddison.”
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