Wayne Rooney in double Plymouth debut embarrassment after kit blunders in thumping defeat

The disastrous start for Wayne Rooney at Plymouth was compounded by a humiliating 4-0 defeat in his managerial debut - and was further marred by an embarrassing kit blunder.

Up against last season's relegation rivals, Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth were outclassed as Jamal Lowe, ex Rangers star Josh Windass and Michael Smith hit the back of the net and Brendan Galloway scored an own goal, highlighting a glaring disparity in quality despite finishing close last campaign.

Following an ignominious 83-day tenure at Birmingham City which lasted only 15 games, Rooney knows he has plenty to prove as a manager. His mission at Plymouth began unenviably; not only did his team display a shambolic performance, but also became the laughing stock online due to two players sporting incorrectly spelt names on their kits.

Adam Forshaw became "Foreshaw" despite being signed since January, and Toulouse loanee Ibrahim Cissoko's shirt read "Issoko". The error was pointed out during the Sky Sports broadcast with commentator Rob Hawthorne quipping, "You wouldn't think Forshaw was the most difficult name to spell on the back of a shirt, would you? But there's a rogue 'e' on the back of that."

Rooney admitted that Plymouth's performance in their heavy defeat to Danny Rohl's outfit was a serious reality check. Rooney didn't mince his words after the game as he said: "I think it's a wake-up call to us all. Everything about the game today I didn't like. You can lose football games but you have to make sure you're running and tackling and getting to the ball. The basics of the game weren't good enough and that's not acceptable.

"You can put whatever tactics you want out there but if the basics aren't right you'll lose the game. I'm disappointed,