John Terry believes Jose Mourinho's first Chelsea side would beat the current runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola's side have taken the top-flight by storm this term, and sit 11 points clear of second-placed Manchester United and 14 above champions Chelsea.
Terry was part of the Blues side, coached by Mourinho, who won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2005 and 2006 - with the team of 2004-05 still holding the record for the most points in a single season (95).
And former Blues captain Terry, who left Chelsea in the summer, insists the team that played for Mourinho during the Portuguese's first stint at the club would be able to compete with the current City side.
When asked which team would be able to go head-to-head with Guardiola's men, Terry told Monday Night Football: "I would say 2004/05 or 2005/06, those first two sides when Mourinho arrived at the club."
When then asked whether that Chelsea side would beat the current City team, the defender replied: "Yes, yes.
"We were never afraid to say: 'They'll have more possession than us,' but we were set, comfortable.
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"The full-backs [William Gallas and Paulo Ferreira] would always go up the pitch, and [Claude] Makelele would always sit, which was great for us centre-backs.
"But we had great legs, great power, and we had the big man up front. Didier [Drogba] made such a difference. We had that ball into Didier, and he could hold it up, with the runners off him [Damien Duff and Arjen Robben] and [Frank] Lampard would be box-to-box game after game."
