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.

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.

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.

Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson has admitted the decision not to bring Tyler Young on to face his father was a tough one.

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.

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.

The FA Cup is soccer’s oldest surviving cup competition but never before in its 154-year history has a match featured a player lining up against his own son. History was almost made on Thursday night,

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.

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

The chairman of Peterborough United has condemned the “moronic” criticism of Darren Ferguson after his manager stopped Ashley and Tyler Young becoming the first father and son to face each other in an FA Cup tie.

Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson has defended his decision not to play Ashley Young's son Tyler in their FA Cup defeat to Everton, despite the potential for creating history. The League One side's 2-0 loss at Goodison Park could have witnessed the first-ever father-son matchup in FA Cup history,