Darren Ferguson has been heavily criticised on social media after leaving Ashley Young’s son, Tyler, on the bench and denying the pair a moment of history in Peterborough’s 2-0 defeat to Everton in the FA Cup.

Everton's veteran defender Ashley Young was denied the chance to play against his son, Tyler, in Thursday night's 2-0 win over League One Peterborough in the FA Cup

All the pre-match build-up to Everton’s third-round draw against League One Peterborough had been focused on the unusual angle of Ashley Young being pitted against his son Tyler, who is just emerging from the Peterborough academy.

However, the moment that so many had been waiting to see never happened, with Peterborough boss Ferguson deciding not ... United in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League plus ...

Former England international Ashley Young could face his 18-year-old son Tyler when Everton hosts Peterborough in the third round of the FA Cup.

Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony has given his thoughts on Darren Ferguson’s decision to not allow Tyler Young to play against his father Ashley during the Posh’s 2-0 FA Cup defeat against Everton on Thursday.

Darren Ferguson admitted he had been involved in an angry incident with an Everton player after he failed to bring on teenager Tyler Young as a substitute late in the third-round FA Cup tie.

Darren Ferguson denied Ashley Young and his teenage son Tyler the chance to create FA Cup history on Thursday night. Ashley, 39, and Tyler, 18, had looked set to become the first father and son to ...

Ashley Young and Tyler Young were both in the matchday squads as Everton took on Peterborough United in the FA Cup, but missed the chance to face one another

Darren Ferguson revealed that one of Everton ’s players ‘had a pop’ at him for refusing to bring on Ashley Young’s son, Tyler, during Peterborough’s 2-0 defeat at Goodison Park. The history-making meeting between the father-son pair had dominated the headlines leading up to tonight’s FA Cup third-round tie.