Sir Alex Ferguson watched on as Hearts defeated Aberdeen 1-0 to move seven points clear of Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premiership. The former Manchester United boss was at Tynecastle as a guest of Jambos manager Derek McInnes.
Claudio Braga scored the only goal of the game just before the half-hour mark, cutting in from the right to steer home a low shot from six yards out after Landry Kabore's assist. Hearts had enough chances to have won more convincingly but their supporters greeted the full-time whistle with jubilation.
The victory stretched their lead over Rangers and Celtic, who face each other at Ibrox on Sunday. Hearts remain on course in their quest for a first league title since 1960.
Hearts started strongly with Tomas Magnusson heading wide early on, and Kabore saw a lob drift agonisingly wide before Braga's opener. Aberdeen had a rare foray forward but Toyosi Olusanya lashed wide. After the break, Kabore forced a save and Braga was denied by the legs of Dimitar Mitov, meaning Hearts had to endure a stressful finale.
