The Toffees beat the League One outfit 2-0 in the third round of the competition on Thursday night as goals from Beto and Iliman Ndiaye were enough to secure the victory.
The tie had generated much attention given it pitted Everton star Ashley, 39, against Tyler, who plies his trade for Peterborough.
The Youngs were hoping to make history given no father and son have played against each other in 154 years of the competition.
Both were named on the bench for the clash as expectations of a dream on-pitch reunion rose ahead of kick off.
However, only Ashley was introduced, while Tyler was left as an unused substitute by Ferguson throughout the 90 minutes.
And, speaking after the game, Ferguson opened up on why he didn’t introduce Tyler and revealed the angry reaction he had received from one Everton star.
It was very difficult to leave Tyler on the bench but I’ve got to do what I think is best for the team,’ Ferguson, son of iconic United boss Sir Alex, said.
‘As much as I wanted Tyler to get on, if the game had been 2-0 at that point I would’ve put him on, but at 1-0, I had to get a forward on. I’ve got to try and get something out of the game and do what is best for my team.
‘One of their players had a pop at me which was bang out of order. We are not a charity caIt was very difficult to leave Tyler on the bench but I’ve got to do what I think is best for the team,’ Ferguson, son of iconic United boss Sir Alex, said.
‘As much as I wanted Tyler to get on, if the game had been 2-0 at that point I would’ve put him on, but at 1-0, I had to get a forward on. I’ve got to try and get something out of the game and do what is best for my team.
‘One of their players had a pop at me which was bang out of order. We are not a charity case.’se.’
Ferguson’s decision was perhaps not surprising given midfielder Tyler had only made one professional appearance prior to Thursday night – which came as a substitute during an EFL Trophy tie against Stevenage in October.
Meanwhile, he hadn’t made the matchday squad in Peterborough’s last 14 games before being selected on the bench for the Everton clash.
Ferguson – who did acknowledge Ashley on the pitch at full-time – had teased the prospect of the Youngs coming up against each other at his pre-match press conference, although he had also warned there was a chance that it wouldn’t happen.
