ALAN Pardew has told his “angry” Newcastle United side not to leave anything behind this time as they look to end 39 years of Old Trafford hurt this afternoon.

Pardew’s United lost their unbeaten Premier League record at Manchester City last weekend, but the Newcastle boss has seen exactly the kind of response he wanted from his young side – a combination of defiance and hurt that they didn’t do all they could to topple their big-spending opponents.

That, he believes, is a good sign ahead of another mammoth Manchester challenge this afternoon – because it illustrates that they are beginning to carry themselves like a top-four team.

A bullish Pardew could well retain Hatem Ben Arfa and Sammy Ameobi as well as keeping the 4-4-2 system that created chances at leaders City last weekend, a sign that he shares the belief his side now have in themselves.

“(In defeat) I learned they think they’re a good team,” Pardew said.

“Sometimes as a player you go to these big games and think it is just nice to have come out the other end, but I knew in the dressing room that wasn’t the feeling.

“There was a feeling we could have done better, there was a little bit of anger that we could have tried that little bit harder in terms of thinking about the game as much as just effort.

“It’s psychological as much as physical in games against top teams. When you go to Manchester United and walk out of the tunnel with 76,000 fans screaming, all wanting the ball to go in one way (it’s tough). It’s like our stadium.

“It’s very difficult and some find it difficult to produce their best performance in that environment but I’ve always been involved in teams trying to fight against the tide and that’s what we are going to do.

“We’ve got to swim that bit harder and work that bit harder.”

As well as they competed against Roberto Mancini’s men last weekend, Pardew has delivered the unequivocal message this week that they will have to work even harder to topple Manchester United. But he reckons his smarting Magpies don’t really need to be told.

“I think there was genuine disappointment because we felt we could have done better and we proved in the second half we could have been better than first half. We were more than a match for them in the second half and we and need to take that to Manchester United. There were a couple of tactical things to do differently and certainly individually we can work harder – and will have to work harder against Man United.”

Pardew’s plans could include a second Premier League start for Ameobi, whose assurance impressed the Newcastle boss at the Etihad Stadium last weekend.

“I thought he handled whole occasion very well,” Pardew added.

“I gave (Alec) Chamberlain his debut at 16, Mark Noble at 17, so I’m not scared of putting young players in. He carried himself with real air of confidence in the dressing room and throughout the game that bodes well.

“This guy has some serious ingredients and we just need to make sure we put it together.”

One player definitely staying in the side is Ryan Taylor, absolved of all blame for his mistakes in the Manchester City match.

“I think he’s been fine (this week),” Pardew said. “I look at him during the period he’s been with us and he’s done terrific and been an absolute hero this season.

“The fact that the ball hit him on the arm and he made a small error in the box hasn’t affected him.

“It’s had no impact on him and if he has been over critical, I haven’t sensed it.”