Newcastle 1-1 Strasbourg: Newcastle at best when ‘us against world’ – Dan Burn

It will clearly take time.

Burn needs no reminding that all of Newcastle‘s arrivals are 24 and under and have never played in the Premier League before.

But he wants to “embrace the change” as he looks to help the new signings quickly realise what it means to play for the club.

“Right now, can you tell if someone is going to be the next Bruno?” he said. “Maybe not, but I think there’s definitely ability there.”

Jaissle has repeatedly used the word “transition” since taking charge and said the vocal Burn will be “vital in helping guide our younger players through this period of change”.

It will fall to Burn and the club’s other senior players to push those around them, knowing full well the standards which were set when the club qualified for the Champions League and ended a 70-year wait to win a major domestic trophy by lifting the EFL Cup.

Newcastle finished 12th in the Premier League last season, but were previously a ferocious and spiky side to play against at their best under Howe.

Burn, however, suggested they were “not allowed to” tap into the dark arts anymore.

“It seemed everything we did was stopped in the Premier League in the season after,” he said of various rule changes.

“It’s more a mentality. Not that we ever tried to hurt people, but everyone said that. People feared us and didn’t want to play against us. I’d love for us to have a bit of that.

“All the best teams seem to. If that’s going to help us, I’d love to do that but I’d be surprised if the Premier League allowed us to.”

The top flight will get the first glimpse of this new-look side when Newcastle face Liverpool at St James’ Park next week (Sunday, 16:30 BST).

It is set to be an emotional afternoon as the stadium pays tribute to the late Kevin Keegan, one of the most transformational figures in Newcastle‘s history, who also represented Liverpool as a player.

Burn had lunch with Keegan at the end of May – following an invitation from Newcastle‘s former manager – and said he was a “great person to be around”.

“I don’t think we need any motivation,” he said. “Either us or the city.”