Terry has been publicly backed by his manager after suggestions a rift had developed between the two due to the defender's lack of playing time.
The veteran was benched at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with Kurt Zouma preferred, but Mourinho said he had no reason to explain his decision to Terry, who he described as the man he always turned to.
"John Terry doesn't need me to speak with him because he knows what I feel, what I think," he told a news conference.
"He knows the relationship, he knows that he's my man. He knows that if I need to choose one out of 25 to be my man, he's the first.
"He knows that I care about him as a person, as a player."
Mourinho said his decision to leave Terry out was tactical due to the threat of Theo Walcott's pace and stated his respect for his 34-year-old defender.
"He knows that nothing is a risk, he knows that my decision only had one intention, which was to help my team to win the match," he continued.
"I thought that Arsenal was coming, playing a defensive game, with a very fast striker that gets behind people. . This posts are taken from the original authorized page. Authorized by the original author.
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