Wayne Rooney secured his first win as Plymouth Argyle head coach as his side beat Cheltenham Town 3-0 in the Carabao Cup first round at Home Park.
Argyle had the better share of the first-half chances as Ryan Hardie and Freddie Issaka went close, while Ethon Archer hit the Plymouth post with a low drive five minutes from the break.
Ben Waine finally broke the deadlock after an hour, tapping in from a yard after Adam Randell’s free-kick had been parried onto the crossbar.
Having gone ahead Argyle dominated as substitutes Mustapha Bundu and Morgan Whittaker missed excellent chances before Hardie doubled the lead with a great close-range finish from Ibrahim Cissoko’s cross from the left.
Bundu completed the win with an excellent controlled finish into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.
Having been thrashed 4-0 at Sheffield Wednesday in his first game in charge on Sunday, Rooney rang the changes as just young midfielder Darko Gyabi and goalkeeper Conor Hazard remained, with Michael Cooper set to join Sheffield United as their new stopper.
But having lost heavily on Sunday, Rooney will be relieved with a morale-boosting first win in front of a decent home crowd.
