Defender Aston Villa John Terry believes that his former team would be able to compete with the current leader of the Premier League.

Almost all his career Terry spent in Chelsea, defending the colors of the London club from 1998 to 2017.

According to the former captain of the "blue", the strongest of the compositions in which he performed, was the composition of the times of the first period of Jose Mourinho.

"I would say that Chelsea's 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 seasons could have fought the current Manchester City," said Terry.

"I think our team in the first two years of Mourinho's work could beat them".

"We had speed, endurance and physical strength. Central defenders could safely go on the attack, because Claude Makelele could always sit deeper when it's necessary, "" Another of our great advantages was Didier Drogba.

When he received the ball, he knew how to hold it superbly, then giving to Frank Lampard, who played box-to-box, or another player who ran into someone else's penalty area, "Terry told.

At the moment, Manchester City confidently leads the Premier League standings with 52 points after 18 matches. The current Chelsea under the leadership of Antonio Conte is third with 38 points in the asset.

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