Benitez has no strength in depth taunts Chelsea's Terry.

Byline: MIKE McGRATH 

CHELSEA skipper John Terry has taunted Liverpool by claiming they lack the strength in depth of his own club.

Carlo Ancelotti's men have won all their Champions League matches this season and, according to Terry, have proved the depth in their squad compared to Liverpool.

"When Stevie (Steven Gerrard) and (Fernando) Torres get injured they seem to be very short in the squad they've got," he said.

"We're very fortunate at Chelsea. Since Roman Abramovich came, we have had a lot of strength in depth in the squad - like with Salomon Kalou scoring twice against Atletico with Didier Drogba being out.

"People said we would struggle without Didier, but we didn't. If you take Torres out of their team, who do they bring in? It's difficult.

"We have players that are not here only to make up the numbers, but players that are fighting and working hard every day in training to come in and really prove themselves."

Kalou grabbed the first two goals in the 4-0 win over Atletico and the Ivory Coast but he is aware of the importance fresh players bring. It is always good to have competition because it makes the team stronger," he said.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are expected to hear within a fortnight if they will be allowed to sign players in January while their appeal over FIFA's transfer ban is being considered.