Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari insists he does not feel under pressure as his team falter in the title race.

The 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield means Chelsea are down in third place in the Barclays Premier League now, five points behind leaders Manchester United with the champions having a game in hand.

Scolari, who concedes he has had no money to spend in the transfer window, maintains that Chelsea's predicament "is not a problem in my life".

But he acknowledges that the title is no longer in Chelsea's hands, as Manchester and Liverpool look to have turned it into a two-team race for the prize.

The Brazilian coach said: "There has been no money, but I agree with Chelsea on that. I have a good enough squad of players."

And Scolari added: "I do not feel any pressure. I have my job, I do my best every day, that is not pressure. It is not a problem in my life, I laugh when I win but sometimes we lose.

"It is now more difficult at the top. The title is more distant, we have allowed Liverpool to go ahead of us and Aston Villa are close.

"We need to play game by game and see what the situation is like at the end. But it is not in our hands."

Chelsea have appealed against Frank Lampard's dismissal by referee Mike Riley, and today full-back Jose Bosingwa has issued an apology for his studs-in-the-back challenge on Yossi Benayoun which was not penalised by the official with a red card.

Scolari concedes that Liverpool were the better team yesterday, saying: "Liverpool had more possession overall, but once Frank Lampard was sent off they had more chances and got into our box much more.

"I do not want to criticise the referee, all I ask is that he looks at the video with the men from the FA. If they agree that Lampard did not commit a foul for his red card, maybe they will change the decision.

"What Bosingwa did was not correct, he made a mistake. But if he is punished when the FA look at the video, maybe they will change the decision over Lampard.

"When he was sent off it changed the game for us one million per cent. We lost the middle and did not have the ball.

"They created more chances and had more possession. And they were able to score the goals after that decision."