Alan Pardew: “He is very much aware. The one thing Mike likes in his teams is them to be on the front foot and trying to win the game.
“I don’t think he likes tactics where teams set out to defend deep and look to nick something, it’s not the way he is. It’s not his style and it’s certainly not my style.
“We have talked about that, so that bodes well.
“He knows we need some attacking options.”