Gary Mackay-Steven scored twice against his former club as Dundee United went down 4-2 at Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup fifth round.
Adam Rooney earned the hosts a twentieth-minute lead and Mackay-Steven added to it before Sam Stanton replied at the other end.
But Kenny McLean immediately headed in for a 3-1 interval advantage that was improved upon by Mackay-Steven early in the second-half.
Substitute Paul McMullan then grabbed a second for the visitors with twenty minutes remaining.
The Dons had gone ahead with Rooney helping in Mackay-Steven’s mishit attempt after a cross from Niall McGinn.
Seven minutes later Craig Slater conceded possession and McGinn allowed Mackay-Steven to double their advantage.
However, Stanton halved the deficit with a smart conversion after racing clear, only for McLean to instantly head in from Ryan Christie’s delivery.
Mackay-Steven then made it four with an angled drive following the break, although McMullan later curled an excellent reply.
Aberdeen: Woodman, Logan, O’Connor, McKenna, Considine, Shinnie, McLean, McGinn, Christie, Mackay-Steven (Ball 82), Rooney (Maynard 90)
subs (unused): Reynolds, Stewart, Arnason, Rogers, Nwakali
Goals: Rooney (20), Mackay-Steven (27, 55), McLean (35)
Dundee United: Lewis, Slater (McMullan 46), Murdoch, Durnan, Robson, Flood, Gillespie, King, Stanton, Lyng (McDonald 71), Smith (Mikkelsen 76)
subs (unused): Allardice, Mehmet, Martin, Mason
Goals: Stanton (34), McMullan (70)
Ref: W. Collum
Att: 11,611
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