He is Chelsea's Captain Marvel, the rock in the Blues' defence who
came through the Stamford Bridge youth system.
But John Terry is unafraid to admit that when he was growing up, he
supported Manchester United.
'You know what it's like when you're a boy, you want to support the
team that's winning everything,' he said.
'And my dad and grandad were Man Utd fans.
'But my first day at Chelsea I knew that was the club I wanted to
be at.'
He could have easily been a Red Devil. Terry revealed that before
he joined Chelsea's Youth Training Scheme, he was also approached
by United.
'During the school holidays I would go up to Manchester and train
with their boys for two weeks, play a few games and come
home.
'But one thing that was really special about Man United was that
Alex Ferguson took time out and invited me to one of their games
and to have lunch with their players.
'He made me feel so special, autographs, my photo done with the
Premiership trophy.
'I think it was hard for my dad to take that I was going to sign
for Chelsea.'
