Mccann still seeks striking solution for toothless Dundee
flak as he made his return to Tayside but the 27-yearold had the last laugh as he stroked home the winner late on.
“I always seem to get a bit of stick here but I was delighted to get the win,” he said after Aberdeen grabbed all three points, having missed their own fair share of chances.
Mackay-steven also scored from the penalty spot in the Europa League clash with Burnley las month. He added: “I was happy to stroke the penalty away in the end. I was confident again – it was my penalty.
“The way we won shows a lot about us. Dundee are a good side and certain things didn’t go our way. But we just wanted to keep plugging away and getting down the sides, for myself and Niall Mcginn to keep getting at our full-backs and getting balls into the box.
“We’ve got quality all over the pitch so we knew we’d create chances – it was just a case of taking one.”
Bruce Anderson, Aberdeen’s young goal hero the previous week in the draw with Rangers, again started the match on the bench, with both Sam Cosgrove and Stevie May starting ahead of him.
Anderson was introduced at 0-0 and again brought a spark in attack, smashing the ball against the crossbar after Josh Meekings failed to clear.
“Bruce when he came on helped us with his enthusiasm, it was what we needed,” said Mackay-steven. “He was very unlucky with his shot that hit the bar. He showed last week that he is bright, he is sharp around the box and he will be a big player for us this year.”