Bellamy takes a swipe at Terry

After taunting Terry, Wales striker Bellamy admitted the result was a big boost for City's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.

Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy helped Wayne Bridge get revenge on John Terry then blasted the Chelsea captain after his side's 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Bridge refused to shake hands with Terry before kick-off as he made his feelings clear about the Chelsea defender's alleged affair with Vanessa Perroncel, the mother of the City left-back's young child.

After opting to turn his back on England duty this week because he couldn't stand to be around Terry, Bridge could have been forgiven for savouring this result more than most.

And Bellamy, who scored twice to dent Chelsea's title bid and lift City into fourth place in the Premier League, made his feelings about Terry clear after the match.

Bellamy told Sky Sports 1: "You guys (the media) make a lot more of it you know. I know what JT is like and nothing surprises me about it, so I'm not going to comment on that. I think everybody in football knows what the guy is like, but that's off the field.

"On it he's an outstanding player. He's a great captain for Chelsea. It's always going to be difficult when you play him and his team."

After taunting Terry, Wales striker Bellamy admitted the result was a big boost for City's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.

"This was a big, big result for us because we have come away from the last month, we haven't been playing particularly well and it showed in the first half when we got going with the counter-attack with Carlos up there, especially on his own, which was difficult," he said.

"I thought we got closer to him in the second half and we've got players that can score goals."

City manager Roberto Mancini saluted Bridge, who was substituted in the closing stages, for producing another solid display despite the attention on him and also praised his team's spirit.

He said: "Wayne Bridge has been playing well and this team has a fantastic spirit and for this reason we won this game.

"It was a difficult game because Chelsea is a fantastic team and has played for many years in the Champions League."