Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson said an unnamed Everton player “had a pop” at him after he denied Tyler Young the opportunity to come on as a substitute against his father Ashley in Thursday's FA Cup third round match.

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson has been heavy criticised on social media after leaving Ashley Young’s son, Tyler, on the bench and denying a moment of history in the side’s FA Cup clash with Everton. Much of the talk in the build-up to this evening’s third-round tie had centred around the potential father-son meeting at Goodison Park.

Everton defender Ashley Young said it would be the high point of his career if he lines up against his 18-year-old son Tyler when the Merseyside club host Peterborough United in the third round of the FA Cup later on Thursday.

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The duo could become the first-ever father-son pairing to face each other in the competition should they both appear in Thursday's third-round match-up at Goodison Park

Everton defender Ashley Young said it would be the high point of his career if he lines up against his 18-year-old son Tyler when the Merseyside club host Peterborough United in the third round of the FA Cup later on Thursday.

Who is Tyler Young? Tyler Young is an 18-year-old midfielder who plays for Peterborough in League One – the third-tier of English football – two steps below his dad. Joining t

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.