Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain relieved after bagging his first goal for England

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain revealed his father had given him plenty of grief about his lack of goals for England after finally getting off the mark against San Marino.

Arsenal star Oxlade-Chamberlain, 19, became his country's fourth youngest scorer in Friday night's 5-0 World Cup qualifying win, mirroring dad Mark Chamberlain's own Three Lions record of one goal from eight caps.

However, Chamberlain netted on his England debut against another minnow - Luxembourg - and was becoming impatient for his son to join him on the international scoresheet.

Oxlade-Chamberlain said: "It's a relief to get the monkey off my back as they say.

"I've been looking for my first goal for England and my dad's been pushing me, telling me I need to get a goal."

Oxlade-Chamberlain was in danger of another lecture after a first half yesterday that saw San Marino goalkeeper Aldo Simoncini perform heroics to keep him out.

He added: "I was plugging away, I was shooting. It wasn't paying off in the first half but, luckily enough, it went in for me in the second.

"I didn't have too much time to think about it, to be fair. I think it was a bit of a dodgy touch from Tom Cleverley. I don't even think he meant to give it to me!

"It just came to me and I've just tried to pass it and caress it into the corner."

Oxlade-Chamberlain was not alone in his frustration before the floodgates opened last night.

England had to wait until the 34th minute to break the deadlock, with Wayne Rooney converting from the spot after Danny Welbeck had been brought down by Simoncini.

The Three Lions totally dominated possession and went on to win by a comfortable margin with a further goal from Rooney and a brace from Welbeck before the Ox capped the victory.

Admitting he had never played in such a one-sided game, Oxlade-Chamberlain said: "Sometimes people, spectators, don't realise how frustrating that can be, when another team comes and camps behind the ball and puts eleven men behind the ball.

"Obviously, we had a lot of chances and maybe people would say that we should've won by more.

"At the end of the day, we needed to get three points and 5-0 I don't think is a bad scoreline for us, and we can take a lot into the next game."

That match is Tuesday's Group H clash in Poland, a significantly more difficult challenge.

Oxlade-Chamberlain said: "Their fans will be right up for it, so it'll be a very hard game for us and we're going to prepare for it in the same way we do every game, with respect for the opposition."

England could be without Oxlade-Chamberlain's Arsenal team-mate and fellow Southampton graduate, Theo Walcott, who was taken to hospital last night for an X-ray on his chest after being clattered early on by Simoncini.

Oxlade-Chamberlain added: "He's important for England and important for Arsenal and obviously he's my friend as well, so I wish him a speedy recovery."