The 29-year-old has remained in the England squad despite making just six appearances for City this season following the arrival of David Silva and James Milner.
But his father, former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright, has declared he should leave the club in the January transfer window to be sure of staying in Fabio Capello's plans.
Mancini accepts the former Chelsea man's situation, though, and insists he will discuss the matter with Wright-Phillips, who rejoined City in 2008 on a four-year contract.
"I must speak with Shaun," said the Blues boss.
"Everyone wants to play. This is normal.
"But when you stay in a top team it is not easy to always play and I can understand his frustration."
City sorely missed the pace and trickery of Wright-Phillips and fellow England winger Adam Johnson on the few opportunities they tried to attack on Wednesday as a much-hyped Manchester derby finished goalless.
Mancini is set to recall at least one of them for Saturday's home game against Birmingham, when City are expected to be far more expansive than they were against United.
But the Italian boss made no apologies for his side's pragmatic approach at Eastlands, which restricted their derby rivals to just three shots on target.
"Our supporters and journalists criticised us but we tried to win," he said.
"We tried to win but we were not on the pitch alone. We had opponents trying to stop us.
"I didn't think it was a boring game. Maybe people prefer 3-3 or 4-4 but this is impossible.
"We must have a balance. You try to score but you must also defend."
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