Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Dundee United v Aberdeen: McInnes ready to unleash attacking trio at Tannadice

Niall McGinn and Adam Rooney may start alongside David Goodwillie this afternoon
Niall McGinn and Adam Rooney may start alongside David Goodwillie this afternoon

Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes is ready to put his faith in the attacking triumvirate of David Goodwillie, Adam Rooney and Niall McGinn at Dundee United today.

You can keep updated on the game with our live match day blog.

The Dons have trailed United since their opening day home defeat to Jackie McNamara’s side, but victory at Tannadice today will see them move level on points.

McInnes knows this weekend is another important one for his club and he has backed his players to deliver.

Goodwillie, Rooney and McGinn will carry the attacking threat for the Dons, with Jonny Hayes and Peter Pawlett charged with the task of creating chances for the trio.

He said: “It’s still the same three points but when we play teams around us it does have extra significance.

“We’re going there looking to win the game and if we can put a performance in we’re capable of doing that.

“Any manager wants to see his team improve and Jackie’s seeing that from his team.

“He has players who can change a game in a moment, but we have game changers in our team as well and that’s why we’re both where we are in the league.

“If we could get a result it would be a big three points for us but I’m sure they feel the same way.”

McInnes praised one of the key creative components for his side – 27-year-old midfielder-turned-left back Hayes.

He said: “Jonny has played a slightly different role of late.

“He has brought real pace, drive and a creative spark. I know we’ll get a strong performance from him wherever he plays.”