Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is confident of the support of fans, despite boos greeting their 0-0 draw with Liverpool.

City fans made their feelings known at the final whistle as they had done the previous weekend in the original tie against Stoke, but Mancini - who has been without his top-scorer Carlos Tevez for two weeks - insists he is not worried by their reaction.

"I don't think that the City supporters are frustrated," Mancini said.

"We have a good position, we must play 12 more (league) games and we have one game in hand.

"It is normal (to boo) - you want to win always. But if I had Carlos on the pitch (against Liverpool), maybe it would have been a different game."