Mcinnes ‘delighted’ with May’s return

ABERDEEN

V DUNDEE UNITED

Stevie May is set to give Derek Mcinnes a boost by returning to action for Aberdeen’s Scottish Cup clash with Dundee United.

The striker, right, has struggled with an ankle injury and played just once since Christmas. His last comeback was in the fourth-round win over St Mirren, when he came off the bench before suffering a recurrence of the problem, but Mcinnes is set to welcome him back after he made a full return to training.

“He has scored a couple of great goals in training which is great to see and great for him, because it’s been a frustrating time for him,” said the Dons boss. “He is looking sharp and I’m delighted to get him back.

“He’s been doing a lot of work alone with the medical department and [head of sports science] Graham Kirk but thankfully he seems to have overcome that. We have been here before but we’re confident we can keep him with us now.”

Despite cutting the gap between themselves and Premiership leaders Celtic last weekend, Mcinnes is happy to admit he is targeting the cup.

“I love cup football,” he said. “We have a decent return in the last four and a bit years here. I think we’ve had three cup finals, five semi-finals, so we are familiar with that type of game and playing at Hampden. The appetite to get back there and perform on that stage is there from my players and we don’t make any bones of the intention to win the tournament.”