THOMAS TUCHEL divided fans with numbers - after ditching one of Gareth Southgate's England traditions. The new boss used squad numbers for his starting team, whereas predecessor Southgate had preferred the good old one to 11. The only figure Tuchel might care about is the 2-0 margin by which the Three Lions saw off Albania in their World Cup qualifying opener. But many supporters were split after he abandoned Southgate's nostalgic numbering, having also opted not to sing the national anthem before the match. It meant history-making Myles Lewis-Skelly wore the No 23 - which is five above his age. And England's other full debutant, 32-year-old Dan Burn, was at 12. One fan demanded a return to Southgate's simplicity. He wrote: "England need to go back to 1-11 numbers on their shirts. What is this number 12, 17 & 23 in the starting XI nonsense?" Another said: "Why squad numbers? Should be 1-11." But other viewers reckons it all just adds up to Tuchel going with the flow - by assigning squad numbers and keeping them for the games. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS One even claimed: "By far the most encouraging sign for England’s future under Thomas Tuchel is that they appear to have adopted permanent squad numbers instead of the starters always wearing 1-11." A few fans were more intrigued by irked. One such observer posted: "Interesting seeing #England not wearing numbers 1-11!" In the end the debate didn't subtract from an important victory, albeit one that was far more solid than scintillating. And apart from the scoreline, only two figures really stood out. The first was Lewis-Skelly scoring aged only 18 years and 176 days. So by 33 days he surpassed Marcus Rashford as the youngest player to net on his England debut. And the second noteworthy number was skipper Harry Kane rounding off the Wembley triumph with his 70th international goal. That takes Kane 17 clear of second-placed Wayne Rooney in the all-time list for the Three Lions.