Australia's Tom Rogic pulls the strings in dominant Socceroos win against Kuwait

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In his first match as full-time Socceroos coach, Graham Arnold got the statement win he wanted as Australia brushed aside Kuwait 4-0 on Tuesday morning (AEDT).

An own goal by defender Khalid Mohamed Ibrahim gave the visitors the perfect start after 12 minutes with Apostolos Giannou, Tom Rogic and debutant Awer Mabil all finding the net in a one-sided victory in Kuwait City.

For much of the match Australia were in cruise control, playing to the structures set by their new management rather than going for the jugular.

Rogic was at the heart of everything positive for Arnold's side in what was an excellent display from the Celtic playmaker.

The Socceroos entered the match promising a win and a performance to please the new manager, who spent two international windows preparing his team for the occasion.

Arnold made four changes from Australia's last outing -- a 2-0 defeat by Peru at the World Cup -- with Danny Vukovic, Massimo Luongo, Jackson Irvine and Giannou restored to the starting lineup.

It became clear early that Kuwait would not be up to the task and the hosts could barely have been more accommodating with two huge errors that led to early goals.

Ibrahim began the rout when he headed Robbie Kruse's curling cross into his own net.

On the 20-minute mark Giannou scored his first international goal with a smart finish following a mix-up between defender Dhari Sa'ed and goalkeeper Hamid Yousef.

Whether it was the comfortable scoreline or the humidity, the Socceroos sat back on their lead before the introduction of substitutes Daniel Arzani and Tomi Juric on the hour added some spark to the attack.

Luongo set up the third goal with a strong tackle that released Rogic who fired past Yousef.

With Mabil -- along with his great mate Thomas Deng -- thrown on late, there was time for the former Adelaide United winger to finish off a fine move and add some extra gloss to the scoreline.