Ryan Jack makes his final appearance for Aberdeen

Ryan Jack made his final appearance for Aberdeen as they lost 2-1 to Celtic in the William Hill Scottish Cup final.

The midfielder was stripped of the Dons captaincy amid rumours he is set to clinch a summer move to rivals Rangers.

Here, Press Association Sport assesses how the 25-year-old fared as he ran out in red for the last time.

RECEPTION

Derek McInnes appealed to the Dons support not to jeer the former club captain following those reports of an imminent move to Ibrox and they did as he asked by holding their tongues. He was even treated to the odd flutter of applause as he swept up a couple of loose balls.

WORK-RATE

Only just back from six weeks out with a groin injury, the pace of a frenetic cup final would have been taxing for Jack but he showed little rustiness until the last 10 minutes when tired legs kicked in as Celtic piled on the pressure. Working alongside Graeme Shinnie - the man who inherited his armband - to form a shield in front of their back four, it was Jack who limited his forward runs as he sat in to protect. However, he was not shy about making a burst up field if the situation allowed it, coming close on the half-hour mark as Craig Gordon parried his swerving shot.

DEFENCE

Jack was charged with looking after Armstrong, Celtic's main creative influence from the middle of the park. But the one time he let his man-marking mission slip from his mind, the Hoops struck. Sucked towards the forward run of Callum McGregor, he let Armstrong go free and turned to see the Scotland playmaker rifle home the 11th-minute equaliser. However, his positioning had to be spot on in the final stages as Celtic went in search of their treble-clinching goal.

OVERALL

There was never going to be a danger of Jack downing tools early and he gave his all until the moment he was taken off just as his team fell behind to Tom Rogic's stoppage-time winner. Going out in such a cruel manner will not have been how he would have wanted to have left his hometown club but Jack will be able to hold his head high after a brave display.