Pablo Zabaleta wants to help Manchester City teammate Carlos Tevez after his bust-up with Roberto Mancini.

Zabaleta was also among the substitutes against Bayern Munich and was seen talking to his international colleague throughout the game.

"We need to try to help Carlos," said Zabaleta.

"He has been a really important player for us in the last two years but maybe this season he has had more games on the bench.

"Sometimes that is difficult, and more so for strikers, who need to play, need to score, need to feel confidence."