Aberdeen have announced that manager Derek McInnes and assistant Tony Docherty will stay with the club.

Sunderland had been given permission to speak to the management team as they seek a replacement for David Moyes.

The Dons said on their website they were "pleased to confirm" the duo "have elected to remain at Pittodrie until at least the summer of 2019".

And McInnes said: "I feel there is so much still to be done here at Aberdeen."

Moyes resigned as Black Cats boss following their relegation from the Premier League.

The two clubs agreed compensation, allowing the English side to speak to former Scotland midfielder McInnes, who previously managed in England with Bristol City.

BBC Sport