Jimmy Thelin has good Aberdeen 'weapon' back in his arsenal as star set to return for St Mirren clash

Jimmy Thelin has confirmed Dante Polvara is back in the Aberdeen squad for the St Mirren game.

The fit-again midfielder was part of the Dons travelling party that headed for Glasgow this afternoon. It is the first time the American has been involved under Thelin because he tore his hamstring in pre-season training. Polvara is likely to be eased back into things but is part of the squad for Saturday's Paisley clash.

Thelin said: “I think he's trained well now, so that's why we travel with 21 tomorrow. Let's see which one we choose in the last call. But it's good to have, because we have a quite intense period now, in two blocks. We have these five games now, and then we go again. So, I think it's good to have as many players as possible available.

“And they have also different qualities and to keep the intensity high inside the team, and make some changes when we can. That's good to have the options.”

Thelin admitted Polvara had been doing well up to his injury and is keen to see him in a red shirt. The Swede added: “I can't remember exactly how many weeks he was in training before he got injured. So, I didn't see him so much, but he started well in the training camp and also, his last part of last season, he did really well.

“So, it's good to have this quality. He also has different characteristics than the other players. So, I think he's a good weapon for us to use in different positions on the pitch when we can.

Polvara is back but defender Angus MacDonald and Pape Habib Gueye miss out through injury. Aberdeen have already beaten St Mirren at home this season and Thelin knows what to expect from Stephen Robinson’s side.

He explained: “No, it's like, again, it's a good team we're going to play against. “They are really