Rosenior officially took charge of the Blues on Thursday, meaning he only watched on from the stands during Wednesday's defeat to Fulham.

The Blues enjoyed 78 per cent possession and had 11 shots in the first half but had to wait until the fourth minute of injury-time to take the lead through Jorrel Hato.

Tosin Adarabioyo's header early in the second half gave us a buffer and while Miles Leaburn reduced the deficit soon after, the two-goal advantage was restored by Marc Guiu just five minutes later.

In truth, the Blues never looked like losing this game and the win was rounded off during injury-time by Pedro Neto's close-range finish and Enzo Fernandez's penalty.

Rosenior said: ‘I was very happy with the attitude of the team, even in the first-half. This is not an easy place to come, third round of the FA Cup.

‘I felt our press was very intense and really good. I felt we controlled the game, created a couple of chances from outside the box. The goal came at a really good time. It was a fantastic finish from Hato.

‘The game opens up second-half…we know we have outstanding players. I was able to bring on some outstanding players from the bench. But I have to say I was delighted with the starting XI too.’

Rosenior made eight changes to his starting line-up for tonight’s game, with a League Cup semi-final against Arsenal lying in wait on Wednesday.

And Rosenior added: ‘I believe in this group. I believe in all of them. And if we want to have a really strong season, we need to use them (all).

‘I need to put faith into them, and they repaid my faith today. And they've given me real cause for optimism for the future.’