Brazil defender Dante has said that he is relishing the chance to take on Wayne Rooney during his side's friendly international against England at Wembley on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old Bayern Munich centre-back will make his debut for the Selecao in London.

"I'm really pleased to have got the call and I'm looking forward to the prospect [of facing Rooney]," AFP quotes him as saying.

"He's a world-class striker - a high quality player. His movement is fantastic. He's got everything.

"You have to be right on your game against those sorts of players because they can turn a game in a flash."

Dante joined Bayern from Borussia Monchengladbach at the start of the 2012-13 season.

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Subhankar Mondal