Alexander Jensen believes Aberdeen are finally gaining their elusive cutting edge needed to turn around their fortunes going into a busy run of tough fixtures.

Before dumping Dunfermline out of the Scottish Cup, the Dons had been in dire straits, failing to win any of their last 14 outings in the Premiership and holding just one victory in 2025.

Jimmy Thelin's men finally rediscovered that winning feeling at Pittodrie, more than 800 minutes after their last goal from open play.

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Goals from Pape Gueye, Jensen and Kevin Nisbet booked their place in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals where they will meet Queen's Park after their stunning victory over Rangers at Ibrox.

It was Aberdeen's first home win since November and their first goals at Pittodrie since January - something that was badly needed to lift the Red Army's spirits, writes the Daily Record.

Jensen revealed that Thelin's men had worked hard on rediscovering that finishing touch, and they finally came up trumps when the Pars came to town.

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The Dane said: "I felt in the last two games in the league I had a good feeling. We controlled the game on the pitch but we struggled in the last third to be really dangerous.

"We had a lot of the ball and were passing too much around. We spoke about how we had to be more direct and dangerous. I think we did that very well on Sunday.

"We did what we had talked about the whole week. "Of course, there are things you can do better and there were things we could improve but it was a step in the right direction."

Aberdeen hadn’t won in 14 games in the Premiership and everyone of a Red persuasion will hope this will be a turning point and they can get back to winning ways at Dundee in the league this weekend.

The Dons' lack of goals has been an issue and Jensen knew the turning point against Dunfermline was Gueye’s opener just before half-time.

It gave Aberdeen and then Jensen netted at the other side of the break to kill off any hope of a Pars’ revival. Nisbet’s late strike put the cherry on top.

Jensen claimed: "It was nice and nice with the victory, so it has been a great Sunday so far. It was great that we scored just before half-time.

"It gave us a lot of confidence and kept us going in the second half. We scored in two good moments, at the end of the first half and at the start of the season. It was good for us.

"I feel we had a great training week. We strive to get better everyday as a squad. I think if we keep doing this, pushing each other then it will soon turn around and we will get some victories, hopefully."

It was Jensen’s first goal for Aberdeen and he admitted he got lucky in the build-up. He explained: "I actually took a bit of a bad touch that took it outside but sometimes it can help when it is a bit bad and the shot has gone through. It was good to see.

"I have had some lucky strikes at times. I would love to add to that to score more goals. Maybe I could do that here. It would be a good sign."

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The 23-year-old has helped Aberdeen into the last eight and now he is looking for his longest cup run. He excitedly said: "I think I had a quarter-final in Sweden once. I have equalled that now. Hopefully, we can go even further."

Aberdeen might not have won in the league for four months but they are still in fourth place and just two points off third. Jensen knows it is all there for the taking.

He admitted: "We need to keep improving in training, doing what we need and keep focusing on ourselves because it is a good squad. We want to build up the confidence again. I feel the spirit that everybody wants to get better. We push each other in training and we need to keep doing that and the wins keep coming in the league.

"We have everything to play for even though we haven’t won in the league recently. There are a lot of opportunities and we need to keep improving and believing in ourselves. I think we will do that."

Jensen admitted he hasn’t felt the pressure since he arrived in the Granite City. He confirmed: "Of course, you always want to win matches.

"There is a pressure to start with the performances and if we do that then results will come. I don’t feel the pressure and more the pressure from ourselves because we want to do better."