Shades of cult hero Zerouali in Mouloua's Dons impact

[BBC] When Ayoub Mouloua hammered home Aberdeen's third goal in their 4-0 rout of Motherwell in Lanarkshire, you couldn't help but think of the late Hicham Zerouali. Zerouali provided a light during a dark period for Aberdeen upon his arrival under Ebbe Skovdahl in 1999 and scored some magnificent goals for the Dons. Among them was a thunderous strike at Fir Park into the top left corner in front of the stadium's south stand. Almost exactly a quarter of a century on, his Moroccan compatriot Mouloua found the very same target as Aberdeen cantered to a crucial first away league win in nine months. For Mouloua personally, it capped a productive few days, coming after his audacious penalty helped his team into a League Cup semi final in their shootout victory at Kilmarnock. Zerouali was the epitome of a cult figure during his time in the Granite City, scoring goals and enthralling the fans on a Saturday afternoon before helping out in a city-centre kebab shop in the evening where he was more than happy to sign napkins as mementos for his adoring public. Mouloua has been visibly transformed by his kick-starting week as he attempted all kinds of flicks and tricks after his goal and could prove extremely useful to Stephen Robinson going forward. The manager was the first person he went to after he found the back of the net. For Aberdeen generally, it has been a massive week. Having come through the tie in Ayrshire, they have backed that up and next face a trip to a Hibernian side who don't have a manager after sacking David Gray. The bottom line is wins breed confidence and while it'll take a more extended run that two victories to convince everyone they have turned the corner, the Dons head to the capital with a further opportunity to prove the doubters wrong.