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Steven Mair

Aberdeen return to training as pictures illustrate Scottish football's 'new normal'

Aberdeen have returned to training for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic engulfed Scottish football.

Derek McInnes put his Dons squad through their paces at Cormack Park as they prepare for the season ahead.

And pictures from the session highlight the extra safety precautions that clubs will have to take.

A sackful of yellow Mitre balls were sprayed down with disinfectant as the session got under way.

Before that, stars such as Scott McKenna had their temperature checked as they arrived at the complex.

The likes of right-back Shay Logan had to change on the pitch as regulations restrict the use of changing rooms for the time being.

And winger Niall McGinn even sported a face mask and gloves.

But none of that stopped the Aberdeen team from putting in hard graft in their first day back.

The session began with a strange-looking round of socially-distanced stretching, with the squad lined up two metres apart on the turf.

McInnes later got involved in some of the drills himself, all of which seemed to follow that golden rule.

The Pittodrie club will be hoping to build on another respectable campaign after finishing fourth in the Scottish Premiership and qualifying for Europe.

Scotland's top flight is due to get back under way in August.

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