Jose Mourinho has reiterated that he has his complete faith in Chelsea captain John Terry.
The central defender was substituted at half-time of the Blues' 3-0 loss to Manchester City on Sunday after being given the run around by Sergio Aguero in the opening 45 minutes at Etihad Stadium.
Mourinho replaced Terry with Kurt Zouma at the break, despite the veteran having played every minute of last season, but the Chelsea boss insists his confidence in the former England skipper has certainly not changed.
"He is a player who has my total trust, there is no doubt about it," Mourinho told Sky Sports.
"With me he was never substituted but with other managers he was not even playing. People said his Chelsea career was over.
"If somebody has the free mind and the right to have these kinds of decisions as a manager, I am the one because I am the one who gave him the chance to be what he is; a fantastic player and fantastic captain.
"I left him out because tactically I had to make a change and when you make changes sometimes you are right and sometimes you are wrong. I think I was proven right because we controlled the type of the game and the counter-attack totally.
"John is Chelsea captain for sure and he is a player with my entire confidence for sure."