Source: PA
McGhee delighted with Dons
Mark McGhee believes his Aberdeen side are on the up after Darren Mackie's late strike secured a 1-0 win at St Johnstone.
It appeared the Dons, who opened up the season with a 4-0 hammering of Hamilton, would have to settle for a point as the two sides struggled to carve out clear goalmouth opportunities.
However, Mackie's strike five minutes from time ensured the optimism which has marked Aberdeen's opening to the new campaign continues as they went top of the embryonic Clydesdale Bank Premier League with back-to-back victories.
"Getting the late goal tells me there's hope, that there's change a-coming," said McGhee. "I'm not going to take anything for granted, it's two games and two different kinds of performances, and we've just got to keep going and keep demanding of each other.
"There is a spirit and there's a determination about them that was missing last season, that gives you the opportunity to win games 1-0 away from home. I'm well pleased with that aspect of it.
"I think it was a deserved win. We stuck to our task, we kept it tight and defended well and gave ourselves the opportunity to win the game. Before the game we spoke more than anything about the clean sheet and defending as a team, about not getting beaten and giving ourselves the opportunity to win the game, which was exactly how it worked out."
