Alan Pardew: Newcastle need better possession against Manchester United

• Newcastle face Louis van Gaal’s side on Boxing Day
• Pardew: Van Gaal brings security United lacked under Moyes
• Steven Taylor: we can make up for derby loss at Old TraffordAlan Pardew knows Newcastle United can be extremely accomplished on the counterattack but his new year’s resolution is to improve their ball retention and tempo control. “Two areas of this team need improvement,” said Pardew looking ahead to the Boxing Day trip to Manchester United. “For the man in the