Manchester United fan and No.4 in the world at darts Nathan Aspinall has admitted his adrenaline will be pumping on his homecoming night at the Manchester Arena.
Aspinall, a lifelong United fan, is one the biggest names in darts and he's set to play at the AO Arena on April 4 in the Premier League Darts, a competition for the sport's eight best players.
The Premier League Darts takes place between February and May at a different venue each week across the 17 in total. The competition will return to Manchester on Thursday, April 4 and Aspinall is looking forward to competing in front of his home crowd.
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Aspinall, from Stockport, recently sat down for an exclusive interview with the MEN's Manchester is Red podcast and he opened up about his emotions ahead of the night.
In the podcast, Aspinall said: "It's the one night that I look forward to all year. Last year was my debut playing at the Manchester Arena and the PDC kind of did me and Mike [Smith] over, they put us against each other because I think they wanted someone to get through to the semi-final.
"I didn't want to play him, he's not a Manc really, I joke he's a bit Scouse, but he likes to think he is. He's a United fan and I thought the support would be split, but they were on my side.
"I never really get that nervous when I play and I was nervous that night. My friends and family were there, fans supporting in the crowd, and they wanted me to win so much.
"You can feel it on your back and it's the same at Blackpool, they want me to win. With someone like Gezzy [Price] who gets booed, sometimes it's actually easier because you think 'if they want me
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