Chelsea captain John Terry has highlighted the contributions of squad players Steve Sidwell and Claudio Pizarro this season.

"Two people who deserve a special mention are Steve and Claudio," said Terry. "They got left out of the European squad for this second part of the season, but they played important games earlier in the year.

"I haven't seen two better professionals. Sometimes they've played with the reserves when we've been away in Europe, sometimes they've trained with them, but you don't hear a peep out of them.

"They possess two fantastic attitudes and are both a credit to themselves. We all know it's been difficult for them at times but they've been absolutely superb."