Peter Leven on how new Aberdeen signings are shaping up

However, relentless rain led to the postponement of the William Hill Premiership game against Celtic at Pittodrie last Wednesday night and the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup tie against Motherwell on Saturday, with Wednesday night’s league game against Dundee United at Tannadice in doubt.

Leven has been keeping the Dons squad busy, and he said of the two new faces in the group: “They’ve trained really well. Afeez is getting stronger every day and has looked sharper over the last couple of days and has looked really bright.

“Dennis was always a little bit ahead of him, but the extra training and the game on Saturday really helped. We’re looking forward to seeing what they can bring to the team.

“We had a bounce game on Saturday, just between ourselves for 60 minutes. The conditions weren’t great, but we managed to play one on Saturday. Hopefully the game is on tomorrow.”

Aberdeen are in seventh place in the table, eight points behind Falkirk, with games running out for a top-half finish before the split. Leven said: “Yes, we need to keep looking up and try to catch the teams above us.

“We take it game by game. We go into every game wanting to win, so nothing changes for tomorrow.”

Leven, in charge since the departure of Jimmy Thelin in January, was asked for an update on the quest for a new manager and said: “There’s nothing to say on that.

“That’s for the people above me, and when I find out, you’ll find out as well.”