Gary Neville has labelled John Terry's Chelsea exit decision as strange.

The Blues captain has announced that he will be leaving Stamford Bridge this summer after 22 years with the West London club.

The announcement has been made just a day after Chelsea lost 2-0 to Manchester United to see their lead at the top of the Premier League table cut to four points, prompting a surprised reaction from United great Neville.

"The news of Terry leaving is incredibly strange timing, I don't get it at all," Neville told Sky Sports' Monday Night Football.

"I'm not really sure who it suits, maybe John Terry a little bit, but I'm not even sure about that.

"It may be a distraction for the dressing room, the club and the fans will be sad today especially after the big game they lost yesterday. Maybe he's signed a pre-agreement with somebody and they couldn't keep it quiet any longer.

Neville added that he feels former England teammate Terry can have a huge impact in the final part of the season.

He added: "They haven't kept a clean sheet for quite a bit now and I think he could be quite useful for them.

"If they needed someone with experience in this last month to get them over the line, he might be the man they need to call on.

"He's got the experience, the resilience, the robustness and that toughness which would get his team-mates over line. He may be Chelsea's most important player in the next few weeks."