But McInnes has had plenty of experience  of managing the different competitions at this stage of the season after leading Aberdeen into Europe on six consecutive occasions.

Levein said: "Once you've done it as many times as Aberdeen have recently then you'll know what you're facing and what to expect.

"Derek will know whether he needs to change some players to freshen things up because he's been very successful in that regard.

"I don't expect Aberdeen to be in any way weakened by their European exploits."