Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall poses with darts ace Luke Littler after fans call for him to play sportsman in film

CORONATION Street star Alana Halsall had fans doing a double take as he posed with darts ace Luke Littler.

Man of the moment Luke, 16, captured the nation's hearts on his way to a historic World Darts Championship final this month where he ultimately lost out to Luke Humphries, 28.

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While the fairy tale ending to the memorable tournament wasn't to be, Luke is now well and truly on the radar of every sports fan in the country.

One such fan is actor Alan, 41, who looked delighted to meet the teen sensation.

Sharing a picture of them together on Instagram, he joked: "Dad & lad day out."

Such was the similarity between the two, despite the 25 year age gap, that some unaware fans genuinely believed they were related.

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One commented: "Wtf? They look the same age!"

Another said: "This is amazing xx."

A third wrote: "Haha love this!! X"

Earlier this month it was revealed soap fans had started an online campaign to get cobbles star Alan to play Luke on screen.

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One wrote: "I can’t help thinking that Luke Littler is related to Tyrone Dobbs of Coronation Street.”

Another said: “We do need a feelgood drama about Luke Littler with him being played by Tyrone off Corrie.”

Meanwhile another fan wrote: “This is crying out for a one off ITV drama starring Sheridan Smith as the mam.”

Despite his defeat, Warrington-born Luke is now the biggest name in darts and is set to rake in a fortune after being chosen to take part in the upcoming premier league tour.

A keen sportsman as a kid, the Manchester United fan had his heart set on becoming a professional footballer.

But aged nine, his father, Anthony, convinced him to hang up his boots and focus full time on darts.

Luke said: “I didn’t realise I was going to be this good, I played football beforehand, every kid, every young person wants to be a footballer.

“My dad said, ‘hang your boots up let’s focus on darts’. I was like, ‘I love it though’.

“My dad said, ‘I think your ability to be a professional, you’ve got high chances.’ Six year later here I am.”

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