McInnes predicts more from his new star

ABERDEEN boss Derek McInnes has warned that the best is yet to come from Stevie May after the striker opened his account for the Dons with a double against Dundee yesterday.

The £400,000 signing from Preston bagged a header and a half-volley against Neil McCann’s side as he looks to get his career back on track after a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

May, who had managed only one goal in his last two seasons in English football, suffered a knee injury in November 2015 which kept him out for over a year, but McInnes is confident his latest acquisition will continue to flourish.

‘I like the fact Stevie scores goals,’ said McInnes. ‘He is not reliant on service. His job is to find space and anticipate, which he did for his goal.

‘It’s clear he hasn’t had a lot of football in the last couple of years, but his sharpness and all-round game will only get better.

‘I don’t think in either game he has been at his best, but he has shown enough to suggest he will be a good addition here.’

May was given the No83 jersey when he signed at Aberdeen, so the marketing department could take advantage of his ‘May 83’ strip — the month in which the club won the European Cup Winners’ Cup. Yesterday, he scored in the 11th minute. It was on May 11 that Aberdeen overcame Real Madrid in the final.

‘It seems to be there’s something significant about every shirt I wear!’ said May. ‘It’s nice people notice things like that, but the goals all count the same to me.’

Dundee boss Neil McCann insisted there is ‘no panic’ at Dens Park. Yesterday’s loss — their third consecutive defeat — consigned the Dark Blues to their worst league start in 19 years.

‘We will go again,’ said McCann. ‘There is no panic and I believe we should be looking at having three points, but if you don’t take chances in this game then you get nothing.

‘I thought Aberdeen were the better side in the early part of the match, but after we got to grips with things we more than held our own.’