‘Beautiful’ moment ‘gutted’ Ashley Young consoles son Tyler after they are denied historic father vs son FA Cup clash
ASHLEY and Tyler Young were denied the chance to make FA Cup history on Thursday.
The duo could have become the first father and son to play against each other in the competition when Everton faced Peterborough United at Goodison Park.
But while Young Sr made a substitute appearance in the 73rd minute, Tyler was confined to the bench.
Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson later insisted that putting the teenager on would not have been the right decision for his side.
He said: “It was very difficult to leave Tyler on the bench but I’ve got to do what I think is best for the team.
“As much as I wanted Tyler to get on, if the game had been 2-0 at that point I would’ve put him on, but at 1-0, I had to get a forward on.
“I’ve got to try and get something out of the game and do what is best for my team.
“One of their players had a pop at me which was bang out of order. We are not a charity case.”
After the match, Young Sr was seen consoling his son before the pair applauded the fans together.
Viewers took to social media to react to the heartwarming moment, with one person writing: “Amazing.”
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Another commented: “This is beautiful.”
While a third said: “Absolutely embarrassing from Darren Ferguson!”
Young took to X on Friday morning to break his silence on the match.
Despite booking a spot in the fourth round, he wrote: “GUTTED…”
Everton earned a 2-0 win over the Posh thanks to goals from Beto and Iliman Ndiaye.
Club captain Seamus Coleman and ex-defender Leighton Baines were put in charge following the departure of Sean Dyche, which was announced just three hours prior to kick-off.
A statement from the Toffees read: “Sean Dyche has been relieved of his duties as manager with immediate effect. Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Howard and Billy Mercer have also left the club.
“The process to appoint a new manager is under way.”
David Moyes this week held talks with Everton over the vacant managerial position.
It would see him return to the club after 12 years.