Derek McInnes saw his side fight back to move within a point of league leaders Celtic and admitted he's "loving" the tension of Aberdeen's title tussle.

Goals from Andrew Considine and Simon Church completed the comeback for the Dons after Steven Lawless had put the home side ahead.

After beating Dundee United 1-0 at Tannadice in their last league match, the Dons support had to endure some tricky moments as Alan Archibald's team aimed to dent their bid for league glory.

Considine headed home an equaliser before January signing Church found the net for the fourth time in six games to keep their dream alive.

Speaking after the match, McInnes said: "There is a good wee bit of momentum, it is just important that we try to keep dragging performances out of the team.

"I think there will be more games like tonight before the end of the season but I am loving it to be honest.

"It will be a rollercoaster, there will be games fraught with nerves for everybody else.

"I thought there was a lot of tension from the supporters tonight but thankfully the players never showed that, they kept being confident and backing themselves and it is important that they keep showing that.

"The players showed real determination. It was a big ask for the players to get that result and they had to dig deep, they deserve so much credit.

"It would have been questioned; character and bottle and all that stuff.

"We lacked a wee bit of quality and thought at times but the determination and character was there as you saw with the result.

"I was proud of the performance tonight, that is why I love working with these boys, they never know when they are beat."

Having already been forced to deal without top scorer Adam Rooney, the Dons boss was also minus Niall McGinn who was also left watching from the stand due to a foot problem. However McInnes hopes the attacker will be fit in time for Saturday's clash with Kilmarnock.

Asked if he believed Celtic will be feeling the pressure following Aberdeen's victory, McInnes added: "I don't know, you need to ask them.

"For us we are enjoying winning, we don't intend to stop winning and want to keep that momentum with us."