Gareth Southgate's tenure as England's interim manager began with an underwhelming victory over minnows Malta at Wembley on Saturday evening.
The Three Lions recorded a 2-0 win which means they have taken six points from their opening two World Cup qualifiers under two different managers.
Southgate was appointed on a temporary basis after Sam Allardyce's 67-day reign came to an end last week and here, Press Association Sport look at what we learned from his first game at the helm of the senior side.
1 Jordan Henderson shows skipper how to boss the midfield
It may have only been a game against a side ranked 176th in the world but Liverpool's Jordan Henderson gave a midfield masterclass next to captain Wayne Rooney.
Southgate was played in the holding midfield role in Kevin Keegan's final game in charge, a 1-0 defeat to Germany in the last match at the old Wembley, and opted to deploy his skipper in that position against Malta.
There was little to challenge the Henderson and Rooney partnership but the former, playing in his most natural role, outshone the captain with his array of passing and ability to control the tempo of the qualifier.
2 Rooney is on borrowed time with the fans
The skipper had his name jeered in some sections of the crowd when it was read out before the game after a string of perceived poor performances.
There seems to be some ill-feeling towards a man who is struggling for form for club and country and there were further boos when he sent a shot sky-high in the closing stages.
Rooney has form for calling out supporters after he questioned their booing of the team following a draw with Algeria at the 2010 World Cup but he may have to get used to it if similar displays continue.
3 Goals still at a premium
England-born Andrew Hogg will never have enjoyed a defeat so much. The goalkeeper was superb in keeping out a number of England efforts, but it served more to highlight the continued profligacy of the Three Lions.
Dele Alli and Daniel Sturridge should have scored before they actually did and Gary Cahill skewed a shot wide, while Hogg kept out Theo Walcott from a one-on-one scenario and debutant Jesse Lingard also wasted a couple of half-decent chances.
With the likes of Jamie Vardy, Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford not starting here, Southgate no doubt has options when all of his strikers are fit, and it is about finding the best way to get them scoring for England on a more regular basis.
4 Malta not the whipping boys
Malta may have lost 5-1 to Scotland in their first 2018 World Cup qualifier but they arrived at Wembley with Italian manager Pietro Ghedin refusing to admit they were set for defeat.
The visitors may have offered little in attack but they conceded only twice against a team with quality attacking players and it was Hogg who stole the show.
There could be points during this campaign for Malta if they can perform like this throughout, although the lack of emphasis on attacking may come back to bite them.
5 Southgate must unleash Rashford
Rashford scored a hat-trick on his only England Under-21 appearance to date when he played for Southgate's side against Norway.
But the 18-year-old was a surprise omission from Southgate's side after being recalled to the senior set-up by the interim boss.
He came off the bench in the second half but could not muster any real chances on a flat night at Wembley but, with team-mate Lingard not shining on his debut and Walcott unimpressive, Rashford must now be in line to start in Slovenia on Tuesday.
Source: PA
