(CNN) -- Roberto Mancini cut a frustrated figure during a post-match press conference for the second Tuesday in a row after watching his Manchester City team surrender a lead for the third time in as many games.
English champions City crashed out of the League Cup, losing 4-2 to Aston Villa after extra time in a match which saw Mancini clash with opposite number Paul Lambert.
City lost the match despite twice being in the lead, just as they did in a recent European Champions League tie with Spanish giants Real Madrid.
After that defeat Mancini criticized goalkeeper Joe Hart, with Villa manager Lambert this time the focus of the Italian's ire.
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"I am tired with this manager because I didn't say anything," Mancini said of Lambert in a post-match press conference. "I asked the fourth official if it was a yellow card without moving my hands," added the Italian, referring to a Joe Bennett tackle on Gareth Barry.
"He [Lambert] comes up to me every time but after this some managers go to bigger stadiums and don't say anything. I am tired of this, very tired. I am tired with their behaviour.
"It's better that some managers shut up because I didn't speak with this manager. I asked the fourth official if it was a yellow card and I thought the referee had left his yellow cards in the dressing room."
The 47-year-old Italian has been no stranger to touchline confrontations during his time in English football.
In May, Mancini was involved in a heated exchange with Alex Ferguson during City's 1-0 win against archrivals Manchester United.
The Italian's team have made a stuttering start to the season, having conceded 18 goals in nine matches and sit seventh in the Premier League after picking up just nine points from five games following Sunday's 1-1 draw with Arsenal.
The former Inter Milan coach admitted City's defence is his greatest concern at the moment.
"We need to work with our defenders because they don't work well in this moment. We need to work, only this," added Mancini.
"It's the fourth competition but it's the only competition that we didn't win. For this we wanted to stay in this cup because in two years we've won everything and we're missing this cup. We are so disappointed for this."
Mancini will be hoping City can close the four-point gap to current Premier League leaders this weekend, when they face Fulham at Craven Cottage.
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But it was Jose Mourinho's Real who edged a pulsating tie, Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a last-minute winner to give the Spanish champions a 3-2 win. As the ball struck the net, Mourinho slid on his knees across the touchline.
Big-spending Zenit St Petersburg, who recruited Hulk (pictured) and Axel Witsel from Portuguese football during the recent transfer window, were stunned by Spanish Champions League debutants Malaga.
Despite being in financial turmoil, Malaga continued their fine start to the season with a 3-0 triumph. Isco (pictured) scored either side of a strike from Argentine striker Javier Saviola.
It has been a turbulent few months for AC Milan, who lost star duo Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva to Paris-Saint German during the offseason. Massimiliano Allegri's team have made a stuttering start to the Italian season, which carried over into the Champions League on Tuesday with a 0-0 draw against Anderlecht.
While his former club were struggling, Silva was enjoying a dream debut for PSG. The Brazilian defender scored the second of four goals, with PSG running out 4-1 winners against Dinamo Kiev.
More than 100,000 fans gathered in front of Manchester Town Hall as the City team emerged with the EPL trophy.
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini applauds his players as they celebrate in front of their fans.
Thousands of supporters crammed the route as the City team paraded the cup on an open top bus through the Manchester city center.
Sergio Aguero, the scorer of the late goal which clinched the EPL title for Manchester City, acknowledges the City fans during the parade.
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