Dundee United moved up to third in the William Hill Premiership and heaped major pressure on Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin with a 2-0 win over the Dons at Tannadice. Goals either side of half-time from Ivan Dolcek and Bert Esselink left Aberdeen rooted to the bottom of the table without a goal in five matches. The United fans certainly thought so as they chanted “sacked in the morning”. The Aberdeen fans filled the ‘Shed’ end at Tannadice and gave their team major backing for the first half while latching on to brief signs of a resurgence in the second period. Dimitar Mitov saved well from Sapsford’s deflected effort and Esselink headed wide from a corner.