Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes has expressed his desire to clinch a cup double this season after seeing his side lift the Scottish League Cup this afternoon.
The Dons played out a goalless 120 minutes against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in today's final before a penalty shootout eventually saw Adam Rooney hand his side the trophy for the first time in 19 years.
McInnes's men will face St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup semi-finals next month, and the former Bristol City boss is hoping that they can repeat today's triumph on that occasion.
"We have tasted that as a team and I think it is important that we try to get that success again. We still have a chance in the Scottish Cup and hopefully we can get back and have another day like that. It was a special day, the supporters made it special and I am delighted to take the cup back to Aberdeen," McInnes is quoted as saying by PA.
"I remember sitting with Russell Anderson at the team photo at the start of the season and saying 'next season, rather than having two balls there, hopefully we will have two cups' and he kind of laughed. But I said if we can win one cup, we can win two.
"We accept that cups in recent seasons have been huge anti-climaxes and disappointment for Aberdeen and there was a couple of generations that hadn't see them win a trophy. But there were 40,000 inside here to see Aberdeen win a cup and that can only be good for us going forward. We weren't great but how many finals have you seen that weren't great?"
Aberdeen would face either Rangers, Albion Rovers or Dundee United in the Scottish Cup final should they beat St Johnstone.
Barney Corkhill
