Ronnie O’Sullivan has piled the pressure on Northern Irish potter Mark Allen ahead of their second-round Betfred World Championship showdown — by tipping him to one day conquer the Crucible.
The Pistol locks horns with the Rocket, who is gunning level Scottish great Stephen Hendry’s record of seven Crucible crowns, at snooker's Theatre of Dreams on Friday.
And the world No 1 knows he needs to be at his blistering best against the former Masters champion to keep his title tilt on track.
