Michael van Gerwen issues brutal putdown to European Darts Grand Prix rival

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Michael van Gerwen pulled no punches when speaking about rival Michael Unterbuchner following his victory in Germany.The Dutchman knocked Unterbuchner out of the European Darts Grand Prix in the second round with a 6-2 win on Saturday.Van Gerwen has brutally put down his rival after a comfortable winAFPHe averaged 91 throughout the match and dispatched his opponent with ease in the end, progressing through in the tournament.And that was something that delighted Van Gerwen, as he made sure to rub it in when speaking about his opponent on-stage.The three-time darts world champion took issue with Unterbuchner after a comment made before their clash.Unterbuchner had said ‘Against who?’ when being asked about his match versus Van Gerwen in the build-up.Van Gerwen then made reference to that comment after his 6-2 victory and brutally put his rival down in response.He said: “He didn’t make a joke. He is one of them guys that try to be funny. He has never beaten me in his life and he will never beat me. “He’s not good enough — even my B and C game beats him, but who cares? On to tomorrow.”“But he doesn’t know who I am, so who am I?” MvG continued.“The day I am going to worry myself about Unterbuchner, that’s the day I am going to quit playing darts. “I had a couple of good legs, but also the one leg with a double one was a disaster. View Tweet: https://t.co/HQQCpq6mwX“Who cares? I won the leg and that is the most important thing. “The crowd is enjoying themselves — that is the only thing that matters. “It’s been a long time since I won here, so hopefully I can give it a good go tomorrow.” When is Van Gerwen in action next? Van Gerwen booked his place in the third round of the European Darts Grand Prix in Germany by beating Unterbuchner. The World No.4 has since beaten Jermaine Wattimena 6-5 on Sunday, putting him into the quarter-finals of the event.He’s joined there by Ross Smith and Nathan Aspinall who will face each other.Van Gerwen was not happy with Unterbuchner’s commentsGetty