Sixteen-times champion Phil Taylor admits Gary Anderson was a worthy winner of last night's PDC World Darts Championship final.

‘The Power’ came back from 3-1 down and restored parity again from 6-4 in arrears to make it 6-6 at Alexandra Palace, but was vanquished by the Scotsman in the decider.

Taylor, who of course missed out on a 17th world title in the process, says Anderson was a worthy winner.

The new champion, meanwhile, said beating the Stoke native made it that "bit more special".