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's dreadful end to the season took a turn for the worse when Jack MacKenzie was hit by a seat hurled by one of their own fans. The Dons headed into the clash against at Tannadice knowing that a draw would secure them a fourth-place finish in the Premiership.

Despite taking an early lead through Jeppe Okkels, goals from Declan Gallagher and a Sam Dalby penalty saw United overtake Jimmy Thelin's men into fourth place.

The disappointing defeat sees Aberdeen bereft of confidence ahead of next Saturday's Scottish Cup final against Celtic, who they lost 5-1 to at home last week.

In shocking scenes following the match, Aberdeen full-back MacKenzie had to be escorted off of the pitch for treatment after a seat was thrown at him from the away section. The 24-year-old, an unused substitute, required stitches with blood seen pouring down his face.

Medical staff swiftly surrounded the player while home supporters flooded onto the field to celebrate their comeback victory after securing a spot in the Europa League qualifiers.

Speaking to BBC Scotland, Aberdeen boss Jim Goodwin said the incident was "a disgrace". "I deliberately took myself off the pitch as quickly as I could because we've had previous with the Aberdeen supporters in the past," he said.

""I'm really disappointed to hear young Jack has been hit by an object thrown by his own supporters. He's inside having stitches now, it's an absolute disgrace.

"It's probably taken something as serious as this to happen for the authorities to finally step in and do something about it to identify these idiots who let down a really good club."

However, Aberdeen could still clinch a Europa League play-off spot if they can pull off an upset and defeat Celtic at Hampden next weekend.

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