GRAEME SHINNIE has insisted there is no ill-feeling between him and Ibrox-bound Ryan Jack, the player he has replaced as Aberdeen captain.

Pittodrie boss Derek McInnes  last night announced that Shinnie will lead the Dons out in the William Hill Scottish Cup final against Celtic at Hampden on Saturday.

Jack has been sidelined since undergoing a groin operation at the start of this month, but he came on at half-time in the Ladbrokes Premiership game against Partick Thistle at Firhill on Sunday and has a chance of starting this weekend. 

Shinnie, who lifted the cup in his final game for Inverness Caledonian Thistle after their 2-1 win over Falkirk back in 2015, has spoken to his team-mate and stressed that everyone in the Aberdeen team was concentrating on securing a victory. 

“It is not going to change the way myself, Jacko or the team are going to play,” he said. “It is all about the team and not who is going to be captain. We are all leaders on the pitch and it is all about the team and how we go and win the cup.

“We have all had a chat. We’ve all got this game to focus on and it can’t be about anything else. We need to focus on what we want to do for the game.”

Asked if he expected to be made captain permanently, Shinnie said: “No, it is just as the game comes with the situation we are in. 

“That is the way we have dealt with it and the situation so far. 

“It is all about the team. We all want the same thing. “We all want to win the Scottish Cup and that is what we are focusing on.

“I don’t read anything into it. I will go out and do the same things as if I didn’t have the armband and likewise with Jacko.

“We have a great relationship. It is all about the team and winning the cup.”