Aberdeen fans and their players will have breathed a sigh of relief as they eased aside Elgin City to end their 12-game run without a win and reach the Scottish Cup fifth round.

Duk grabbed a second-half double to settle the game, but it was Shayden Morris (right) who was the driving force for Aberdeen until then, the winger opening the scoring, being denied a second by the post and constantly worrying the Elgin City defence with his pace as his side advanced to the Scottish Cup last 16.

The Rugby Park boss is sure the right-back will bring "pace, quality and confidence" to Kilmarnock and feels that his job for the next few months is to "find the boy we all know is in there". "In all honesty it's not gone as well as he, or Liverpool, would've expected," McInnes said of Ramsay's move to Merseyside.

Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes has backed Calvin Ramsay to reignite his career at Rugby Park after signing the defender on loan from Liverpool

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KILMARNOCK are set to win the race for Liverpool’s Calvin Ramsay.  The 21-year-old is available on loan after being recalled from a spell with Wigan during the first half of the season.

The Liverpool right back sealed a return to Scotland with a loan move to Rugby Park for the rest of the season.

Title rivals Liverpool, meanwhile, are also thought to be on the lookout for fresh additions. In fact, reports from out in Italy claim the Reds are ready to try and hijack any Manchester United attempts to land Leece’s highly-rated left-back in Patrick Dorgu.

That’s the nightmare scenario for Brendan Rodgers when Celtic face their crucial Champions League match at home against the Swiss side on Wednesday night. The manager must have experienced painful flashbacks to 10 years ago when he stood on the touchline at Dundee last midweek and saw his defenders concede one unnecessary goal after another in a 3-3 draw.

Naismith these days plays for Pompey's Championship rivals Bristol City, but has found himself out of favour at Ashton Gate. He's been dealing with some injury problems this term too, and Aberdeen are apparently keen to take him on loan.

McInnes had the added advantage that he knows Ramsay, as he was one of the star names coming through the academy when he was manager of Aberdeen. Liverpool have been searching to get the right ...

The 21-year-old came through Aberdeen's academy and made 39 appearances for the Dons before joining Liverpool for £4.2m in June 2022. Ramsay played in the Champions League in his first season at Anfield and made his Scotland debut in a friendly defeat ...