Van Gerwen after regaining top spot in Premier League table: "I'm back where I belong"

Wednesday, 26 May 2021 at 12:00

Michael van Gerwen is the first player through to the play-offs at the end of this week in the Premier League after claiming victory over Gary Anderson.

Van Gerwen saw off his past rival 8-4 to reach the top of the table once more and he was in a confident mood speaking to Emma Paton on Sky Sports post match.

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“I’m back where I belong. I had to work really hard for that. I have to do the right things for me constantly. Gary and all the players try to fire everything at me."

"Of course I didn't play the best game of my life but I did the right shots at the most important moments and that made me win this game."

"I want to end top of the table and I want to win this tournament. It doesn't matter how many points I have. Even better with crowd now."

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He also discussed his defeat to Nathan Aspinall and always being striving for perfection going into the latter half of the Premier League.

"I always put a lot of pressure on myself, everyone who knows me knows that I'm very critical of myself."

"Yesterday was an off day, I had to get used to the crowd a little bit. I was getting a little bit nervous, I didn't play in front of crowds for 15 months but you need to get used to it."

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“I’m back where I belong. I had to work really hard for that. I have to do the right things for me constantly. Gary and all the players try to fire everything at me.” 🇳🇱@MvG180 talks to @MissEmmaPaton after a vital win to go back top of the Premier League table... @OfficialPDC