There were contrasting emotions for Peter Houston and Craig Brown as Dundee United climbed into the top six of the SPL with a 3-1 victory over Aberdeen at Tannadice.Barry Douglas, Craig Conway and Danny Swanson were on target as Houston's side, who finished third last season, took advantage of their first of five matches - four of them in the SPL, plus Sunday's Scottish Cup clash with Motherwell - in 12 days to climb into fifth place in the table with a deserved win.
Houston was thrilled, but Brown described the Dons' defeat as the worst performance since he took charge last December.
Houston said: "I thought we were comfortable winners. I thought it was a very complete performance by Dundee United tonight. I'm delighted with the players.
"I've always said if I can get Conway and Swanson on the park at the same time we'll cause team problems and tonight we did cause them problems. I'm delighted with the team effort tonight.''
United took a two-goal half-time lead as Douglas headed in a Conway corner after 29 minutes and after 33 minutes Dons goalkeeper Jamie Langfield failed to hold the Scotland winger's swerving shot from 25 yards.
Aberdeen substitute Josh Magennis pulled a goal back after 51 minutes, but Swanson struck a superb third for United nine minutes later as Houston's men moved a point ahead of Inverness and above Motherwell on goal difference with three games in-hand on their rivals.
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