"Wayne is a big miss because of who he is but hopefully he will be back," Smalling told British media. "I think his numbers speak for themselves and he's still got a long way to go in his career.
"Whenever he makes up his mind what he's going to do next, I hope he can pull on that England shirt again and score some more goals."
Rooney has netted 253 goals for United and 53 for England.
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(Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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