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John Terry hits back at Rio Ferdinand over Premier League defenders ranking list

John Terry has insisted that 'stats don't lie' after Rio Ferdinand only placed him as the fifth best centre-back in Premier League history.

Ferdinand, debating the topic with Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk, picked himself as the best in the position since the inception of the Premier League.

The BT Sport pundit also placed former Manchester United partner Nemanja Vidic, Van Dijk and Jaap Stam ahead of Terry.

Rio Ferdinand placed John Terry as the fifth best centre-back of the Premier League era
Terry was not impressed with his placing in Ferdinand's Premier League defender rankings

Terry was not impressed with his placing in Ferdinand's Premier League defender rankings

Terry fired back with a graphic collating a number of statistics and saying 'stats don't lie'

Terry, who played alongside Ferdinand for the England national team, wasn't impressed with his placing as he fired back in a post on his Instagram story.