Ashley Young has inadvertently made thousands of football fans feel REALLY old this week after he made an Instagram post about his son, Tyler.
The 39-year-old full-back, who has played regular first-team minutes for Everton this season, took to the social media platform to celebrate an unforgettable moment for the Young family.
On Tuesday night, Ashley’s son Tyler made his professional debut for League One side Peterborough United in their EFL Trophy clash against Stevenage.
Darren Ferguson’s side came out 2-0 winners at London Road thanks to goals from Malik Mothersille and Jack Sparkes.
And after the full-time whistle, former Aston Villa and Manchester United midfielder-turned-defender Young expressed his pride at his son’s 30-minute cameo.
“Proud doesn’t even begin to explain this moment for you,” he wrote. “Congrats on your debut son and hopefully many many more to come.”
Image credit: Instagram/youngy_18
After spending a decade in Arsenal‘s academy, Tyler Young joined Peterborough in the summer following a short trial period.
Speaking after Tuesday’s full-time whistle, the 18-year-old midfielder opened up on his professional debut.
“It was a great experience,” he told the Posh Plus service. “I didn’t expect to get so many minutes. I thought I might get 10/15, but when the gaffer told me I was going on I made sure I was ready.
“It was my professional debut which is a big thing, but it really just felt like a normal game of football to me.”
Young added: “Archie Collins and Manny Fernandez talked me through the game which was a big help. They made me feel comfortable and it was good I also had David Kamara and Ollie Rose on the pitch who I play with week in week out and that helped as well.
“I deal with the pressure by remembering it’s just a game of football. The Trophy is a good competition for young players.”
Back in August, after he impressed on trial, Young was praised by Peterborough coach Ryan Semple.
“Tyler joined us in the second week of pre-season after spending time at Queens Park Rangers,” Semple told the Peterborough Telegraph.
“He has really impressed as, firstly he has a fantastic character, a real hard-worker and has taken on information well, whether that be from myself or the first team management.”
He added: “For a trialist to spend so much time with the first team shows the impact he has made. His performances in training and in games have been good. He is a midfield player who can play in different parts of that position.”