Taylor claims Van Gerwen is vulnerable ahead of World Championship

Phil Taylor believes Michael van Gerwen is vulnerable ahead of the PDC World Darts Championship despite snapping his barren run at the Players Championship Finals last month.

Taylor spoke to the Darts Show podcast and believes that it is pressure after inconsistent form and also is potentially due to travelling taking it's toll.

"He's changed his darts, then he's gone back to his old ones again but he's [playing] in flashes. He seems to play brilliantly one game but then loses the next," Taylor told The Darts Show Podcast.

"It's just pressure. I know what he's under and I know what I would do to cure it but I'm not telling him. This is a real test for him."

"He's a young fella with two children and a wife at home who hardly every sees him so the pressures will be there," continued Taylor.

"There are other players coming through, he's getting a little bit older and the travelling will take its toll on him because it does take it out on your body.

"You've got to be 100 per cent, especially at the world championship."