McInnes is poised to bolster Dons defence

DEREK McINNES last night set his sights on defensive reinforcements after Swansea target Scott McKenna suffered a torn hamstring in the 1-1 draw with Rangers. The Scotland international will have scans on the damage after leaving the field on the half-hour mark. Fearful the 21-year-old faces six to eight weeks on the sidelines, however, the Dons boss (right) will move into the transfer market this week to bolster a squad already depleted by injuries to Mark Reynolds, Tommie Hoben and a suspension for Shay Logan. ‘Scott has torn his hamstring, which isn’t great,’ said McInnes. ‘That’s to do with the effects of Thursday against Burnley. When you play in that type of game, you’re more susceptible to that sort of injury. ‘We haven’t had our troubles to seek because we were putting square pegs into round holes at times. We have six senior defenders in the building and four are injured or suspended. ‘Scott will be scanned tomorrow. It’s a tear. There are different levels of tear so I wouldn’t want to guess. ‘Best-case scenario a couple of weeks, worst-case it could be six to eight weeks. ‘It’s been a tough day but we got a point and the players, after Thursday night’s exertions, deserve a bit of credit.’ Swansea have asked about McKenna, but look unlikely to pursue their interest before the English transfer window closes on Thursday. Unaware of a reported interest from Celtic, McInnes said: ‘I spoke with Brendan Rodgers last week and it wasn’t mentioned. I’m sure if there is interest I’ll be the first to hear about it. ‘I think McKenna is in a good place here, he sees it that way and I don’t expect him to move any time soon. I think he will still be here when the window closes.’ Pleased to get a point from a game in which his team didn’t get a shot on target until teenage substitute Bruce Anderson’s injury-time goal, the Dons boss added: ‘I’m pleased to have taken something from the game. ‘We didn’t move the ball quickly enough but there’s no doubt my boys, who played 90 minutes and extra time on Thursday, didn’t have the usual intensity. ‘We were nowhere near our normal level because of that. There was a mental and a physical tiredness. ‘That’s the real explanation to why we didn’t bring our normal level. That said, you then have to rely on other things for freshness and inspiration and wee Bruce Anderson brought that. ‘The thing I love about him is he goes on to the pitch expecting to get chances. He went on and won a header against a boy a foot taller than him. ‘Then he went looking for space and didn’t just stand up against defenders. It was a brilliant finish against a very good goalie in Allan McGregor.’