Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin acknowledged there was still plenty of work ahead but expressed his delight after the Dons recorded a first William Hill Premiership win of the season at the seventh time of asking.

Jesper Karlsson netted from the penalty spot and swept home a delightful second-half finish to bookend further strikes from Adil Aouchiche and Emmanuel Gyamfi as Pittodrie groans turned to smiles in a 4-0 triumph over Dundee.

Thelin, whose side showed encouraging signs in Thursday’s 3-2 Conference League loss to Shakhtar Donetsk, said: “We still have things to improve, but we are growing week by week.

“We spoke after the Shakhtar game about the connection with our support – we have to do our thing on the pitch first to show that connection, and today it was there from the start.

“In previous games we’ve had performances that have been OK but with no goals or clean sheets, so I’m pleased for everybody connected to the club that we get this result today at home. There were a lot of good things.

“The mix of goalscorers is super important for us – we can’t rely on one person so it’s good that there’s a mix.”

Dundee manager Steven Presley took the blame...