Miles Lewis-Skelly became the youngest England player to score on his debut as the Thomas Tuchel era began with triumph over Albania.
After being appointed as Sir Gareth Southgate's permanent successor in October and taking up the job on New Year's Day, the German coach took charge of the team for the first time in World Cup qualifying as they set off for North America next summer.
Tuchel's reign began with a 2-0 win over a limited Albania side thanks to a historic goal from debutant Lewis-Skelly and Harry Kane's record 70th England goal at a packed Wembley Stadium.
He faces much bigger challenges ahead, but the new head coach certainly liked much of what he saw during his first game at the hot table.
Lewis-Skelly repaid Tuchel's faith by taking a superb pass from Jude Bellingham and firing home to become the youngest England player to score on his first match, aged 18 years and 176 days.
Fellow debutant Dan Burn hit the crossbar just five days after his goal in the League Cup final for Newcastle at Wembley, before Kane scored a second late on.
“Welcome to the home of football, Thomas,” read a huge banner as the teams took to the pitch for the match. Tuchel's side started the game on the attack, controlling the ball for 75 percent of the first half.
At times that figure reached 88 per cent, demonstrating their ability to pass and move the ball, but they lacked sharpness in a promising start.
Bellingham was likely to open up a tenacious Albania defence and provided the decisive pass on 19 minutes, allowing Lewis-Skelly to fire the ball between the keeper's legs.
The 18-year-old, who only made his Arsenal debut in September, dropped to his knees to celebrate his first England goal under Tuchel and was surrounded by team-mates.
Panic ensued shortly after when Byrne made a pass and Jordan Pickford allowed the ball to
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