Ashley Young's dream of playing against his son remained unfulfilled, Peterborough kept Taylor Young on the bench
If Peterborough had given Taylor Young a chance to play on the field, father and son would have played against each other for the first time in the 154-year history of this league, but unfortunately, this could not happen.
Everton's 39-year-old star player Ashley Young is very disappointed and sad despite the victory against Peterborough in the third-round match of the FA Cup here on Thursday night. His 18-year-old son Taylor Young plays for the opposing team Peterborough. Ashley was hoping that he would get a chance to play against his son, but Peterborough kept Taylor on the bench throughout the match. Due to this, the dream of father and son to play against each other remained unfulfilled.
If Peterborough had given the opportunity of being on the field to Taylor Young, then father and son would have contested against each other for the very first time in the league's 154-year history. It is extremely sad that was not able to happen.
After the match, Ashley was seen consoling his son. "Best and only result is that Taylor played well. This is a big stage and I hope he gets a chance to play in the future. We will surely play against each other, " Ashley said.
Meanwhile, in the 42 minutes of the match, Bento scored the first goal for Everton. After this, in the injury time of the eighth minute, Leman Nadia's goal gave Everton a spectacular 2-0 victory.
