Aston Villa assistant coach John Terry is full of praise for his former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.

Mourinho taught Terry football rules even referees didn't know.

Terry told The Times: "When José Mourinho first came to Chelsea, he'd be in at 8am, putting the cones out, putting the balls down, making sure that drinks were there, the bibs are lined out.

"I made notes about what he said in team meetings, what he did in training sessions. I learnt so much from him.

“These are bits you pick up from top managers like Mourinho.

"He always said to me and Gaz [Gary Cahill], with five minutes to go, if we were winning 1-0 and the cross comes in, both go for a header, but both go down after.

"If you both go down you don't have to come off the pitch. Gaz and me didn't know about this rule.

“So this cross comes in, we go up for a header, we both go down, the ref blows the whistle and I said, 'You all right Gaz?'. 'Yes.' 'Stay down.'

"The ref comes over, 'You both have to go off the pitch'. 'No, you don't, this is the rule.'

"The ref goes, 'Yeah, you're right.' Mourinho was so far ahead of the game. It ran the clock down. That can win or lose you games."