That was a great Test for the boys
McInnes happy at Dons’ workout as Saints support hail hero Millar
ST JOHNSTONE ..2 ABERDEEN
CHRIS MILLAR bid an emotional farewell to St Johnstone after a decade of loyal service to the Perth club.
And Derek McInnes, the man who brought him to McDiarmid Park in 2008, admitted the 35-year-old’s testimonial was a good workout for his Aberdeen side before their Europa League tie with Burnley.
David Wotherspoon put Saints ahead early on before Stevie May and Scott Wright turned it around.
Saints kid Greg Hurst bounced back from a knock to net a stylish leveller before limping off to be replaced by Millar, who received a standing ovation from more than 1500 fans.
Pittodrie boss McInnes said: “We rejigged our schedule to make sure we were here.
“Falkirk in midweek was a step forward from Ireland and so was today’s match. We don’t play for three weeks so we still have a bit to go but it was a decent game for a testimonial.”
However, the run-out was spoiled by a knee knock picked up by new arrival Stephen Gleeson.
McInnes said: “He hurt his knee in the build-up to their goal and it doesn’t look good. We’ll find out more tomorrow.
Striker Sam Cosgrove also picked up a calf knock and went off at the break.
Midfield dynamo Millar, who has returned to Morton, played over 300 times for Saints as they soared from the old First Division into Europe and claimed a first Scottish Cup in 2014.
After kicking-off, he retreated to the bench but was back out of his seat in five minutes to celebrate Wotherspoon’s goal from Richard Foster’s cross.
But Aberdeen were level within three minutes with a clever dink from May over keeper Zander Clark.
Wright gave them the lead with a low shot in 28 minutes but Hurst made sure it ended on a high note with Saints’ second.
McInnes also confirmed he wouldn’t be upping his bid for Doncaster Rovers striker John Marquis.
He said: “The offer we made was rejected and we’re looking elsewhere.”