It was a confident start from a man who is facing a huge challenge in convincing the supporters and English football in general that he is the man to revive the fallen giants after one good season in the Premier League with Swansea City.
"Footballers are footballers. They want to learn and be educated and improve. That's something I've done with all types of players," said Rodgers, whose own playing career ended at the age of 20 due to a knee condition.
Passion only goes so far, however, and Liverpool's American owners are convinced Rodgers has other qualities needed to set the five times champions of Europe back on the road to success.
His appointment and the expected announcement of Norwich City's Paul Lambert at Aston Villa - also American owned - may be seen as a sign that the tide has turned and young British coaching talent is again on the rise in the Premier League.
But what makes the 39-year-old Northern Irishman particularly attractive to his new employers is that he is in so many ways untypical of the British manager of Dalglish's generation.
Liverpool chairman Tom Werner highlighted the new manager's style of "attacking, relentless football" and spoke of him as a coach at the forefront of a new wave.
He talked of Rodgers' talents as motivator and technician and his accomplishments at Swansea, a club with one of the smallest grounds in the Premier League who defied expectations of a swift return to the second division with some delightfully stylish performances last season.
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"Brendan is attractive to us for more than what he achieved at Swansea," Werner told a news conference.
"He's an enormously intelligent man and his dedication to coaching and vision for improvement impressed us. He's travelled all over Europe to study and learn the best techniques. He speaks Spanish as well as English and his track record has showed that he has used his knowledge to great effect.
"I think you all know that Jose Mourinho spotted Brendan at one point and brought him into his coaching staff at a time when Chelsea achieved two Premier League titles."
