Lewis Ferguson breaks silence on Aberdeen fan bust up as he admits 'I politely told him to F off'

Lewis Ferguson has insisted his angry Scottish Cup bust-up with an Aberdeen fan was sparked by sheer frustration.

The Dons star was seen on social media telling a Dons supporter to f*** off in an ugly clash as they lost at Motherwell and had to trudge back up the away stand to get back to the dressing room.

That Fir Park match proved to be the end of Stephen Glass’s Pittodrie tenure.

Ferguson was booed by a small element of fans in the next home game against St Johnstone but silenced them with his penalty equaliser.

The midfielder, 22, knows his side haven’t hit the heights they should have and it is time to start putting that right, starting against Dundee United this afternoon.

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Ferguson said: “It was just emotion from both sides. We were upset as well and they were upset.

“It was difficult, we lost the game, we were out of the cup and emotions were high. They were having a go at us – it was nothing really. A guy jumped the barrier and I politely told him to F off.

“I forgot about it straight away and I just wanted to get back into training and to get back down there the next week.

“It was a bit of a raw emotion from both sides after the game. It is never the best time to show your emotions but it