Gary Anderson rubbed salt in the wounds of England fans at last year’s World Matchplay in a perfect response to being ruthlessly taunted.The Flying Scotsman began his campaign the day after the Three Lions‘ Euro 2024 final defeat.Sky SportsAnderson had a brutal response to England fans at last year’s World Matchplay[/caption]Sky SportsThe Flying Scotsman had been taunted during his first round clash with Michael Smith[/caption]Gareth Southgate‘s side had been beaten 2-1 in extra-time by Spain in July 2024.Just a day later, Anderson was in action at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.The 2018 winner faced Michael Smith in the first round, racing into a 3-0 lead after a dominant start to the match.However, Bully Boy responded by winning seven legs in a row to turn the clash on its head.His stunning fight back frustrated Anderson as the crowd began mocking Scotland with their chants inside the arena – singing ‘Scotland get battered, everywhere they go’.With his lead already cut to a single leg, he finally issued a response to the fans.After collecting his darts from the board, Anderson held up his fingers in reference to the 2-1 final scoreline.Replays of the incident also showed he had mouthed the scoreline out load.His antics were unable to inspire a turnaround, though, with Smith continuing his hot streak to move into a 7-4 lead.Although Anderson mounted a brief recovery of his own, he was ultimately beaten 10-5.Sky SportsAnderson hit back by holding up his fingers in reference to the result in the Euro 2024 final[/caption]England were beaten 2-1 by Spain after extra-time the day before Anderson’s matchGettyThe 54-year-old has returned for a 16th consecutive appearance at the World Matchplay this month.He has been seeded 13th at the tournament, where he won his first round tie against Luke Woodhouse on Sunday.Following the victory, Anderson took aim at the younger darts players currently emerging as top contenders on the PDC Tour.He brutally labelled them ‘boring’ in a brutal post-match interview.The two-time world champion claimed: “The youngsters are boring. Absolutely boring. You talk to them, they’re too busy looking at their phone.“They’re sitting on their phones with their b***** earphones in. Don’t talk to you. It’s a completely different life.” Anderson’s reward for beating Woodhouse is a second round clash with Stephen Bunting on Tuesday night.The winner will meet either Jonny Clayton or Mike De Decker in the quarter-finals later this week.