Lukas Podolski wants England to give Wayne Rooney a similar send-off to what he experienced on Wednesday night.

The former Arsenal striker played his 130th and final match for Germany, scoring a sublime goal in their 1-0 win over England in Dortmund.

With question marks hovering over Rooney's international career, Galatasaray's Podolski believes the Manchester United captain deserves something similar.

"Of course, I hope so, because he is one of the greatest in England," he said.

"I don't know if it's traditional in England to give someone a farewell game, but when I am England boss or the president I will say 'Wayne, next week you've got a game!"

He added: "I think people recognise those who have made 100 caps, we have always given presentations for that, and people acknowledge the contribution they've made.

"What we haven't done, which maybe some other countries do, is evenings like this.

"I played in a game in Portugal where Luis Figo had a similar thing, but you can't always predict when the end is coming for people."