Terry: I'm happy with my form

And then 12 days ago he was sent off at Spurs as Chelsea crashed 2-1 to let Manchester United back in the title race. But Terry said: "I'm totally fine with my form. For England, I think my performances have been very good right through the World Cup campaign.

"And, contrary to what everyone else is saying, my form is fine for Chelsea as well. If I'm going to play 50 or 60 games I'm expected to have one, two or three bad games.

"That's standard - you are not going to play well every game. Not even Wayne Rooney and Lionel Messi can do that. It's inevitable you have bad games, it's all about how you respond and I think I've responded well."