And the potential banana skin the Dons face

“It was very ugly at times against St Johnstone on Thursday, we accept that,” he said.

“But we would definitely have taken three points before the game, regardless of how we played.

“I was delighted for Ryan Hedges to come on and make an impact and get the goal – even if it was a scruffy finish. “The most-important thing was working hard and getting the three points.

“We are a team, we stick together and we have been working hard behind the scenes.

“It’s been a frustrating three weeks to be looking from the outside in, and not having any games.

“It was good to have the opportunity to play in front of the TV cameras and we have to look forward to games coming thick and fast before the international break.

“We will have to rest, recover and go again. But we have got the squad to deal with league and European football, and that all starts on Thursday for us.”

There will, of course, be one noticeable difference to Aberdeen’s 2020-21 European campaign with the tie, like all domestic matches so far this season, having to be played behind closed doors.

“It will be strange without fans as I have always loved the European nights at Pittodrie, whether it was Burnley, Groningen, Real Sociedad or Rijeka. You want them there behind you acting as that 12th man,” said Mcginn.

“But every year is a challenge and it gets harder each year.

“We always strive to go that one step further and, hopefully, the draw is kind to us.”