Aberdeen crisis deepens
Adam Rooney’s 43rd minute opener was cancelled out by a second half strike from substitute Scott McDonald with the Fir Park side pushing strongly for a winner as the match ended.
Before the match McInnes highlighted the fact that a win over Motherwell would send the Dons to the top of the Premiership but a Celtic win over Dundee United to morrow will put them four points clear ahead of Saturday’s Celtic v Aberdeen clash.
After starting the season with eight straight wins in the Premiership to go five points clear of Celtic Aberdeen have lost to Hibs in the League Cup followed by league defeats from Inverness Caley Thistle, St Johnstone and Ross County.
Speaking after the League Cup defeat by Hibs McInnes said: “I know he said they’ll win five in a row. I think that any manager in our league would be confident in saying something like that given the level of finances Celtic has when the rest of the clubs are working on playing budgets of between £1m and £2m and they’re working with £20m.
“I have no problems with that at all. Every manager has to concentrate on their own team and we’re no different.”
Elsewhere in the Premiership Hearts won 2-0 at home to Ross County to move to just two points behind Aberdeen in third place.
Partick Thistle’s draw at home with Hamilton Accies lifted them five points ahead of Dundee United and keeps them two points behind third bottom Motherwell.