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Leven frustrated by inaction but says Dons ready to face United

Aberdeen interim manager Peter Leven admits the postponement of recent matches hasn't been easy for his side but says they have done what they can to prepare for Dundee United in difficult circumstances.

Incessant rain in the north east forced the postponement of the Dons' Premiership match against Celtic last midweek and Saturday's Scottish Cup tie with Motherwell.

Wednesday's match at Tannadice also looks to be in doubt after United issued a statement saying they were dealing with "a fluid situation" after having their own cup tie called off and with further rain forecast.

Leven said he has focused on what he can control, and managed to give his players an inter-squad game to try to keep them sharp, but just has to deal with events as they occur.

"It's frustrating but it's out of our hands," he said. "The weather has been ridiculous. We'll prepare and be ready for the game tomorrow.

"That's all we can do until we get told otherwise and if we get told it's not on then we'll adapt accordingly.

"We had a bounce game on Saturday between ourselves for an hour. Again, the conditions weren't great. It's difficult on the grass but we managed to get one game in."

One silver lining has been more time to bed in the seven new signings who joined the club in January but Leven says he wants to get them on the park as soon possible.

"They are starting to gel with their team-mates and understand each other better," he said.

"But they've come here to play games and that's what we're trying to do, to get them minutes and give them an opportunity to play.

"So hopefully the game is on tomorrow."

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