Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri insists he has the club's full backing despite another poor result in Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Novara.

The Nerazzurri are currently fifth in Serie A, 11 points behind current leaders AC Milan, although they could be 15 points behind Juventus if the Bianconeri win their two games in hand.

Nonetheless, Ranieri insists he has the full support of Inter president Massimo Moratti.

"The club and Moratti are behind me 100%," Ranieri told RAI Sport.

"We have an excellent communication and I completely feel their support."

Ranieri also admitted to being frustrated on Sunday, as his side failed to find a way past a stubborn Novara defence, eventually falling to Andrea Caracciolo's 56th-minute winner.

"We tried to score during the game in a thousand different ways," Ranieri added.

"We had to change our tactics during the game and put three men in midfield, instead of four, which is very different."

Ranieri will get a chance to make amends for Sunday's disappointment when Inter host Bologna on Friday.