Aberdeen storm back into third and then challenged his side to make that the minimum requirement from their season. The Dons boss and his team had come under-fire after recent performances and defeats.
McInnes and his players responded with a convincing win over 10-man Motherwell at Pittodrie, thanks to goals from Tommie Hoban and Andrew Considine.
This win took them back above Hibs and the Dons manager now wants them to strengthen their grip on a top three spot. McInnes said: "We go back to third in the table and are actually five points better off than we were at this stage last season. "Now we move on to St Johnstone and hopefully we can build on today's performance result."That's the key for any team wherever you are in the league to.
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