Chelsea manager denies rift with captain, John Terry

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has played down the reports that there is rift between him and his captain, John Terry.

Mourinho left Terry out of the starting 11 in Chelsea's 4-0 win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the UEFA Champions League.

In his role as a BT Sport pundit, former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard suggested there may be friction between Terry and his manager.

But Mourinho denied it saying:  "Steven is wrong. I like him very much and I have a good relation with him.

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"Sometimes we contact each other by SMS. I admire him a lot. He has the same feelings about myself.

"But he's wrong. We have no problems at all."

Chelsea have had an awful start to the season losing three games in five league matches which has drawn criticism to Mourinho.

After he win against Tel-Aviv, Mourinho insists that he is still a fantastic.

"was a disaster, and suddenly he beats the record with England and he's suddenly the best player in the history of English football,'" Mourinho said.

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"You like up and down, but it's not like that. Rooney is a fantastic player when he's not scoring goals or when he is.

"I'm a fantastic manager when I'm not winning matches and I'm a fantastic manager when I am.

"The pundits get big money not to say easy things. They have to be geniuses in their analysis or they don't deserve the money they get."

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