John Terry not 'dancing in the dressing room' after substitution - Mourinho

Jose Mourinho admitted John Terry was not "dancing in the dressing room" after being substituted so the Chelsea manager could bring on a quicker defender in his side's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.

The Portuguese removed his captain at half-time at the Etihad Stadium and confirmed after the game that Terry, who he had never replaced in 177 previous games under his management, was not injured.

Jose Mourinho admitted John Terry was not "dancing in the dressing room" after being substituted so the Chelsea manager could bring on a quicker defender in his side's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.

The Portuguese removed his captain at half-time at the Etihad Stadium and confirmed after the game that Terry, who he had never replaced in 177 previous games under his management, was not injured.

Mourinho said that Terry was not best pleased but did not show dissent at his decision, adding: "He was not dancing in the dressing room and he was not having a bad reaction.

"He did what everybody does. The manager says this guy comes in and that guy goes out and they all understand. They wait for the team, they change or shower and go back to the bench like normal."

The Portuguese said his substitution should not be scrutinised because he has revived Terry's career after he featured less frequently under other managers.

"I don't know if you ask many questions to [Rafa] Benitez, Andre Villas-Boas and Roberto Di Matteo, to the ones that never played him," he said.

"I am the one you shouldn't ask because I am the one who played John every game, made him captain, recovered him from a difficult situation with other managers and had the right to say I want Zouma on the pitch.

"It was clear for me Zouma has to play, then I have to bring one out and I brought my captain and he was on my bench and still the captain because the armband is just the armband."