Newcastle's Alan Pardew hopes to exorcise demons against Liverpool Does this carry a bit more weight because of what happened? I think that's probably true. If there isn't an extra bit of fire in the bellies of some of our players, then there'll be something wrong. There'll be quite a few players playing who played on that day, and I'd be disappointed if they don't respond. I certainly want to get a result more than in most games. That was a defeat that was off the back of a really tough week. We'd been battered by the press about losing the derby and psychologically, we weren't in a great place. Therefore, me coming in and being hyper critical probably wasn't going to help. It was about being logical about how it happened, and making sure we got the team over the line, which we managed to do. At that point, it was looking dangerous for us. As a team, we're in a completely different place psychologically to where we were before that game. With fans dismayed by the lack of effort shown in the second half against Liverpool and with The Daily Telegraph exposing the friction it had caused between the players, Pardew felt he had to protect rather than attack them. He also had to be philosophical. "It's happened to bigger and better managers than me," he explained. Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger, they've all had those days too. You just have to be strong, and be bold in your own opinions of what you're doing. It's very important to be consistent. When you get a defeat like a 6-0 against Liverpool, then you have to really make sure you're on your mettle. It probably kicks you into gear to make some changes. You have to make sure that there's a response in the next game, and we managed to get ourselves out of that hole fortunately, but it was a tough day. I've also had some good days against Liverpool. My first game was special, and the victory over them the previous season was a sweet one as well. Against a big club like Liverpool, you can't expect to have it all your own way. Pardew, though, is confident there will not be a repeat performance this time as he looks to build on the 2-1 win at Cardiff City before the international break. Since I've been here, I like to think I've set teams up to play an attractive style of football and win games on the front foot. At the back end of last year, I thought we got ourselves into a position where it was difficult to set teams up like that because I didn't think we were carrying enough threat. This year, I don't think that. I think we carry a lot of threat, and therefore we just need to get the shape of the team and the defending side of things nailed down. If we can do that, we're going to score goals.