What sport's greats were doing aged 16: Rooney stunned champions Arsenal...

Luke Littler will aim to become the youngest World Darts Championship winner when he faces Luke Humphries in the final at Alexandra Palace.

The 16-year-old sensation has enjoyed a dream run on his World Championship debut, which has included a win over his idol Raymond van Barneveld and 2018 champion Rob Cross.

Littler had already showed his potential by being crowed world junior champion last year.

He now stands on the brink of the senior title and a prize of £500,000 despite having only just left school.

Amid the teenager's stunning breakthrough, Mail Sport takes a look at where 10 icons were at the same stage on their rise to the top of their respective sports.

'Remember the name, Wayne Rooney' was the iconic line delivered by commentator Clive Tyldesley to capture the future England's legend's breakthrough moment.

Rooney had memorably come off the bench to score that last minute winner against Arsenal aged just 16.

The teenager striker famously struck from 30 yards out to earn Everton a 2-1 win over Arsenal in 2002, ending the reigning champions 30 match unbeaten run in the process.

Rooney became the youngest Premier League goalscorer at the time, with the effort coming just five days before his 17th birthday. The goal came in his ninth appearance in his debut season in Everton's first team.

'Rooney is the biggest England talent I've seen since I arrived in England,' Wenger admitted afterwards. 'There has certainly not been a player under 20 as good as him since I became a manager here.

'We were beaten by a special goal from a very special talent.'

Rooney would of course go on to become Man United and England's record goalscorer in a glittering playing career, with Harry Kane having since surpassed his Three Lions tally.

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