Tyler Young breaks his silence after being left on the bench against Everton
Ashley Young’s son Tyler has reacted after he was denied the chance to make history in the FA Cup.
Ashley Young’s son Tyler has broken his silence after being left on the bench against his dad’s side Everton.
Everton hosted Peterborough United in the FA Cup at Goodison Park, picking up a 2-0 win courtesy of goals from Beto and Iliman Ndiaye.
As soon as the third round tie was drawn, 39-year-old Young expressed delight as he and 18-year-old son Tyler had the potential to become the first father-and-son pairing to play against one another in the history of the competition.
Young, who said playing against his son would “top everything I’ve done in my career”, came off the bench in the second half but much to the frustration of many, Young Jr was not one of the five substitutes introduced by Darren Ferguson.
“It was very difficult to leave Tyler on the bench, I wanted him on, but I’ve got to get a forward on to get a goal,” Ferguson said in his press conference.
“One of their players had a pop at me which was bang out of order, I’ve got to do what is best for our team.
Young said he was simply “gutted” on social media in a post on X on Friday morning and now Tyler has sent a message to his old memory.
Sharing a snap of the two smiling as they walked out on the pitch in their tracksuits, he wrote: “Happy to make these memories with you old man” – accompanied by two laughing emojis and a loveheart.
