Terry: We'll Go On A Run  (Sky Sports)

Chelsea captain John Terry says the club need to respond to recent setbacks by putting together a run of good results.

The Blues held a healthy lead at the top of the table at one point in November and were strong title favourites.

But their stuttering away form has allowed Manchester City to steadily erase the deficit and the reigning champions are now level with the Blues at the top after Jose Mourinho’s side suffered a 5-3 defeat at Tottenham on New Year's Day.

Terry told the Chelsea website: “It's hard to see them claw us back.

"We were eight points in front and now we're level on points.

"It's disappointing to have lost that lead but we said in the dressing room we'll come together, put a run together, and hopefully get a lead again.”

Mourinho felt Chelsea should have been awarded a penalty at White Hart Lane when they led 1-0 and Terry agrees with his manager that the team have been unfortunate with refereeing decisions of late.

"We should have had a penalty at Southampton and we should have had another one at 1-0," said Terry.

"The game's finished then (if Chelsea had gone 2-0 up). Sometimes you get them, sometimes you don't, and in the last few games we haven't.

"We're very disappointed to start the New Year with a defeat but we'll move on from this.

"I thought at times we played some really good football but it just wasn't our day so we'll forget this one and move on very quickly.

"Once we got the goal they were on the back foot but they scored from nothing and were back in the game."