Mourinho: Gerrard is wrong, me & John Terry are fine (Video)

Mourinho: Gerrard is wrong, me & John Terry are fine (Video)

The Chelsea boss says the Liverpool legend is wrong to question his relationship with Blues captain John Terry.

Mourinho dismissed former Liverpool captain Gerrard's suggestion that there must have been a rift with skipper John Terry - one of six changes from the loss at Everton and an unused substitute against the Israeli side.

"Steven is wrong," the Blues boss said. "I have a very good relationship with him. Sometimes we contact by SMS (text message). But he's wrong, because we have no problems."

Speaking during his work as a BT Sport pundit, the former Liverpool captain had said: "There's certainly a bit of friction behind the scenes because for me, you play John Terry week in, week out, he's your captain.

"He's such an important figure in the dressing room and if Chelsea want to be successful this season, they need him in there.

"Chelsea were champions three months ago, they were the best team in the league, the PFA player of the year in Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas was on fire."

Something's clearly happening behind the scene that we're not clued up on. You can't have that many problems in an 11 so quickly."

There was bad news for the Blues however, as Willian limped off the pitch during the first half and Mourinho confirmed he and Pedro - who was absent from the matchday squad - will miss the visit of Arsenal on Saturday.