Pape Gueye steals Aberdeen show from Kevin Nisbet as Jimmy Thelin 's clean slate philosophy bears fruit

Jimmy Thelin brought in Kevin Nisbet and then praised Pape Habib Gueye for stealing the show for on-form Aberdeen.

The Dons made it eight wins out of eight under the Swede with this 2-0 win over Kilmarnock, thanks to goals from Gueye in either half. Gueye had struggled to make an impact at Aberdeen and was sent on loan to Kristiansund but Thelin has wiped the slate clean and he has made it three goals three Premiership appearances.

Thelin said: “They are human beings and you never know how sometimes opportunities arrive, but I haven't done so much. It's him, it's his journey and how he grows and how he trains and how he is competitive and a good teammate. How he helps the team and fights for the team. So, ask him. Yeah, he's good in both directions. Also how he defends on set plays is really good in the air and picking up second balls, but today it was how he scored, of course.

“He's got good timing and even if you're big sometimes, you have to be there, you have to read the game, you have to be in the right position inside the box and he's really clever there. I haven't seen him so much before, but I'm happy for everyone.

“We start from zero and everybody's trying to grow and give everything, so I'm really happy to have him contribute to the team.”

Thelin brought in Nisbet on loan from Millwall. He knows the striker, who made a late cameo appearance against Killie, will score goals and he wants Aberdeen to get him back into the Scotland squad.

The Swede admitted: “He's a big character. Yeah, for sure. That's no problem. He's good with good characters and how he competes.

“But also, whatever player, you need to find a rhythm with the team. He's trained once so far, but I think he's going to learn quickly. He's a clever