Britt Assombalonga began the job of repaying his price tag with the first goals of his Middlesbrough career in a 2-0 Sky Bet Championship win over 10-man Burton.
Assombalonga arrived as Boro's record transfer recruit for £15million from Nottingham Forest this summer, and quickly set about ingratiating himself to the Riverside faithful against an overmatched Albion side.
Burton entered the game amid claims from chairman Ben Robinson they would offer former sprinter Usain Bolt a trial - and looked every bit a team needing inspiration.
Indeed, Nigel Clough's men slipped to a third successive defeat to begin their campaign as Assombalonga netted either side of half-time.
Middlesbrough 2-0 Burton Albion
