John Terry hits back at Rio Ferdinand's centre-back claim - "stats don't lie"

John Terry has hit back at Rio Ferdinand 's claim that the former Chelsea man is only the fifth-best centre-back in Premier League history with a "stats don't lie" post.

The 41-year-old is regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the top-flight era, having consistently performed at the highest level for almost two decades. He ended up winning five Premier League titles and countless other trophies, including the Champions League in 2012.

Terry finished his career on 492 top-flight appearances and is known by many as Chelsea's most successful captain in the club's history. He was also capped 78 times by England before retiring from international football in 2012 to concentrate on his club career.

However, Ferdinand put three Manchester United centre-backs ahead of Terry including himself. The ex-Leeds United man was debating the top-five central defenders in Premier League history with Liverpool's Virgil van Djik ahead of the Champions League final on Saturday.

Ferdinand put himself in top spot, with Nemanja Vidic in second, Van Djik third, Jaap Stam fourth and Terry at the bottom of the pile. Meanwhile, the Dutch international took himself out of the equation and also put Ferdinand top, followed by Vincent Kompany, Stam, Terry and Sami Hyypia.

It is a debate which has caused some discussion on social media and Terry has disagreed with Ferdinand's thoughts when analysing the stats behind all Premier League defenders. In an Instagram story, Terry put up a series of images and graphs containing a variety of stats to back him up.

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There was one which included the captains with most Premier League titles and another that explained the centre-backs with the highest winning