Tottenham star and darts fanatic James Maddison made a savage dig at Arsenal during the PDC World Championship final between Luke Littler and Luke Humphries on Wednesday at Ally Pally

Tottenham star James Maddison held up a sign reading ‘North London is white’ in a dig at rivals Arsenal while he watched the World Darts Championship final at Alexandra Palace.

Maddison, 27, is a darts fanatic and as he continues his recovery from injury made sure to be in attendance as Luke Humphries beat 16-year-old hotshot Luke Littler 7-4 in an epic final on Wednesday. The England international had to endure a chant of “Tottenham get battered, everywhere they go,” from a section of the buoyant crowd, but Maddison responded with a dig of his own.

Despite only being in his first season with Spurs and his side trailing Arsenal in the Premier League table, the fan-favourite midfielder was happy to fire back. Maddison was enjoying himself, too, posting a video from the crowd on Instagram and writing as the caption: “Ally Pally.”

The 27-year-old got to witness a thrilling final, with teenage sensation Littler leading 4-2 after six sets. But Humphries, the new world No.1 even before the final, capitalised on some errors and fought back to claim a 7-4 win which brought him a £500,000 prize pot.

Manchester United fan Littler told Sky Sports after his defeat: “It’s been unbelievable. The one negative was I lost too many legs on my throw so Luke could break me. Fair play to Luke, he deserves it.”

On moving up into the top 32, the 16-year-old added: “I would rather be in the top 32 than play the development tour. I am happy, top 32 and runner-up on my debut, it’s unbelievable. I got to the final and might not get to another for the next five or 10 years. I can say I’m runner-up but I just want to go and win it.”